skin Archives - reddit

Switch to the light mode that's kinder on your eyes at day time.

Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.

1 Comment

TIL 50% to 60% of all allergy blood tests give false-positive results. False-positive results show you have an allergy even when you don’t. Skin tests tend to be more accurate.

by whatilearned August 12, 2022, 5:59 pm

2 Points
Upvote Downvote
THERE ARE BUGS IN YOUR SKIN THERE ARE BUGS IN YOUR SKIN THERE ARE BUGS IN YOUR SKIN THERE ARE BUGS IN YOUR SKIN THERE ARE BUGS IN YOUR SKIN THERE ARE BUGS IN YOUR SKIN THERE ARE BUGS IN YOUR SKIN THERE ARE BUGS IN YOUR SKIN THERE ARE BUGS IN YOUR SKIN THERE ARE BUGS IN YOUR SKIN THERE ARE BUGS IN YO

by CopyPastaArchive August 1, 2022, 9:30 pm

8 Points
Upvote Downvote
1 Comment

TIL that people with a rare genetic disorder called Xerodermia pigmentosum cannot sustain ultraviolet light. So, if exposed to the sun, they will get a severe sunburn. These people also face freckling, dry skin, and changes in skin pigmentation. They are a high risk group for skin cancer.

by whatilearned August 1, 2022, 9:16 pm

8 Points
Upvote Downvote
1 Comment

TIL the fashion of tan was created by accident from Coco Chanel in 1920, when she accidentally got sunburnt while visiting the French Riviera. When she arrived home, she arrived with a sun tan and her fans apparently liked the look and started to adopt darker skin tones themselves

by whatilearned August 1, 2022, 6:00 pm

8 Points
Upvote Downvote
3 Comments

TIL Massachusetts highwayman James Allen’s deathbed confession was later copied into a book bound by his own skin.

by whatilearned July 28, 2022, 5:25 pm

9 Points
Upvote Downvote
3 Comments

18F I asked my 49M dad if he could cum in a jar for me to use for my skin

by CopyPastaArchive July 23, 2022, 2:24 pm

11 Points
Upvote Downvote
3 Comments

TIL that skin conditions such as acne, rosacea, etc. can occur after a traumatic event or with a person suffering from PTSD

by whatilearned July 22, 2022, 6:45 pm

11 Points
Upvote Downvote
1 Comment

TIL Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur. The stripes are like fingerprints, and no two tigers have the same pattern.

by whatilearned July 16, 2022, 10:23 pm

12 Points
Upvote Downvote
8 Comments

TIL about Carl Tanzler, a radiologist in Florida who became obsessed with and stole the body of Elena Milagro de Hoyos two years after her death. He gave her glass eyes and replaced her skin with wax and plaster and inserted a vaginal tube for intercourse. He was eventually discovered after 7 years.

by whatilearned July 16, 2022, 3:29 am

12 Points
Upvote Downvote
3 Comments

TIL: Despite its notoriously poor weather, Ireland’s most common type of cancer is skin cancer, with almost 13,000 cases diagnosed each year (0.25% of the population)

by whatilearned July 15, 2022, 9:07 pm

12 Points
Upvote Downvote
TIL Paul Karason, aka Papa Smurf, turned his skin blue while consuming and applying silver chloride and colloidal silver as a medicinal treatment.

by whatilearned July 11, 2022, 1:04 pm

12 Points
Upvote Downvote
TIL polar bears have transparent hollow fur and black skin

by whatilearned July 11, 2022, 12:56 pm

12 Points
Upvote Downvote

Congratulations. You've reached the end of the internet.