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TIL when an electrocuted human gets launched across a room, it is not from the current itself, but rather our muscles contracting all at once from the current.

by whatilearned July 6, 2022, 2:33 am

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TIL of George Forster, a convicted murderer who was sentenced to death in 1803 in London. His body was subject to a Galvanism experiment by Giovanni Aldini, where a current was passed through his muscles, despite being dead his face contorted and one eye even opened.

by whatilearned June 13, 2022, 1:34 pm

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TIL that Potassium’s main role in the body is to help maintain normal levels of fluid inside our cells. Sodium, its counterpart, maintains normal fluid levels outside of cells. Potassium also helps muscles to contract and supports normal blood pressure.

by whatilearned May 17, 2022, 6:58 pm

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TIL that bees die a very gruesome death when they sting you. “As the honeybee tries to pull out the stinger, it ruptures its lower abdomen, leaving the stinger embedded, pulling out instead a string of digestive material, muscles, glands and a venom sac.”

by whatilearned April 29, 2022, 8:14 pm

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TIL the reason why coffee makes you poop is because caffeine activates contractions in your colon and intestinal muscles.

by whatilearned April 27, 2022, 8:44 pm

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TIL how honey bees ride out the winter. They form clusters within the hive, surrounding the queen and brood, and flex their flight muscles to generate heat.

by whatilearned December 9, 2021, 3:02 am

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TIL that the Hitachi Magic Wand was originally manufactured in 1968 for relieving tension and relaxing sore muscles.

by whatilearned November 11, 2021, 9:55 am

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TIL: Children exhibit a more comparable neuromuscular fatigue profile to endurance athletes than untrained adults. They have fatigue-resistant muscles and they recover faster than adults. Much of this stems from the levels of uptake and distribution of oxygen and how they synergize energy faster.

by whatilearned October 20, 2021, 10:44 am

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What do you give someone who hasn’t moved their muscles in over a year?

by cringeyjokesman October 17, 2021, 12:26 pm

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TIL that cats knead different objects and for different reasons. When it kneads its owner, it’s usually to return affection. Female cats might knead to signal that they’re ready for mating. Cats in general might also knead to stretch their muscles or even mark their territories.

by whatilearned October 8, 2021, 3:18 am

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TIL that goosebumps are an evolutionary throwback caused by small spikes in adrenaline that cause miniature muscles connected to each hair to contract, creating the bump and causing the hair to stand up. In animals, this insulates them and makes the animal appear bigger to ward of predators.

by whatilearned September 19, 2021, 3:13 pm

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when you poop, do you use your bootyhole muscles to cut the poop into smaller chunks or do you let the poop come out whole like a sausage?

by QuestionGuy September 17, 2021, 12:16 am

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