COLLECTING RAINWATER NOW ILLEGAL.

As bizarre as it sounds, laws restricting property owners from "diverting" water that falls on their own homes and land have been on the books for quite some time in many Western states. Only recently, as droughts and renewed interest in water conservation methods have become more common, have individuals and business owners started butting heads with law enforcement over the practice of collecting rainwater for personal use.

In Colorado, USA, two new laws were recently passed that exempt certain small-scale rainwater collection systems, like the kind people might install on their homes, from collection restrictions.
In Colorado, you need state permission to collect rain water that falls from the sky. Even if its on your own property.

Prior to the passage of these laws, Douglas County, Colorado, conducted a study on how rainwater collection affects aquifer and groundwater supplies. The study revealed that letting people collect rainwater on their properties actually reduces demand from water facilities and improves conservation.

Personally, I don't think a study was even necessary to come to this obvious conclusion. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that using rainwater instead of tap water is a smart and useful way to conserve this valuable resource, especially in areas where drought is a major concern.

E.g of an illegal collection of water.

WHY PIG ROLL AROUND IN MUD

Do you know why when you move outside you see pigs very dirty and stinky, but happy.

Pigs get sunburned and roll around in mud to protect their skin from the scotching sun, so the mud rolling and dirty body are just adaptive way to stay alive....

CLEAN PIGS.

Amazing Facts About Animals.

1.Housefly

Houseflies don’t allow their short lifespans (14 days) to hinder their musical abilities. They always hum in the key of F.

Brain Training Can Make You Significantly Smarter.

As many people hit middle age, they often start to notice that their memory and mental clarity are not what they used to be.  We suddenly can't remember where we put the keys just a moment ago, or an old acquaintance's name, or the name of an old band we used to love.  As the brain fades, we euphemistically refer to these occurrences as "senior moments."

While seemingly innocent, this loss of mental focus can potentially have a detrimental impact on our professional, social, and personal well-being.
It happens to most of us, but is it inevitable? 
Neuroscientists are increasingly showing that there's actually a lot that can be done.  It turns that the brain needs exercise in much the same way our muscles do, and the right mental workouts can significantly improve our basic cognitive functions.  Thinking is essentially a process of making neural connections in the brain.  To a certain extent, our ability to excel in making the neural connections that drive intelligence is inherited.  However, because these connections are made through effort and practice, scientists believe that intelligence can expand and fluctuate according to mental effort.
Now, a new San Francisco Web-based company has taken it a step further and developed the first "brain training program" designed to actually help people improve and regain their mental sharpness.  Called Lumosity, it was designed by some of the leading experts in neuroscience and cognitive psychology from Stanford University.
Lumosity, is far more than an online place to exercise your mental skills.  That's because they have integrated these exercises into a Web-based program that allows you to systematically improve your memory and attention skills.  The program keeps track of your progress and provides detailed feedback on your performance and improvement.  Most importantly, it constantly modifies and enhances the games you play to build on the strengths you are developing--much like an effective exercise routine requires you to increase resistance and vary your muscle use.
Does it work?
Apparently it does. In randomized, controlled clinical trials, Lumosity was shown to significantly improve basic cognitive functions. One study showed students improved their scores on math tests by 34 percent after using Lumosity for six weeks, significantly greater gains than those made by other students in the same class, who were not training with the Lumosity program.
The company says its users have reported clearer and quicker thinking, improved memory for names, numbers, directions, increased alertness and awareness, elevated mood, and better concentration at work or while driving.
While many of the games at Lumosity are free, a modest subscription fee is required to use the full program over the long term.
However, Lumosity is currently offering a free trial of their program to new users so that you can see how well it works before you decide to subscribe.  The trial is completely free (no credit card required) and the company believes the results will speak for themselves.
Click here to try for yourself.

Learn More  

Addiction to Struggle.

During a session I had with my new coach last week it became clear to me that I've been addicted to struggle for much of my life. While I wasn't super excited to admit this, it has actually been quite liberating to address my struggle addiction directly and to see how it impacts just about every aspect of my life and work. How about you? Are you addicted to (or at least very familiar with) struggling in your own life?

As I've thought about it more over this past week, I realize that I have some real resistance to allowing things to come easy, and that my attachment to struggling runs deep within me (as it does for so many people I know and work with). Here are some of the main "reasons" I've used and beliefs I've held for many years to justify my own struggling:

• If I don't have to struggle for something, it doesn't really mean all that much.
• If things come easy to me, other people will get jealous, won't like me, and/or won't respect me.
• It's not fair for things to be easy for me (i.e., I have to struggle) -- especially with so many people having such a hard time these days.
• I actually get off on struggling and suffering -- I'm quite familiar with it, and I've used it as motivation to change and "succeed" for much of my life.
• My ability to work hard, overcome adversity, and rise above challenges are all things my ego uses to feel superior to others.
• If I don't struggle for something, when it happens I won't feel like I deserve it.
• Struggling allows me to avoid taking responsibility for certain aspects of my life and keeps me "focused," so I get to avoid uncomfortable feelings, situations, and circumstances I don't really want to deal with.
  

Can you relate to any of these? Maybe you have others as well.
Getting in touch with some of these reasons and beliefs has been both painful and eyeopening at the same time. As I think, talk, and write about them, I realize how ridiculous some of them are and how much of my life's energy I've been giving away to them in the process.
It's almost like I'm walking around worried that someone's going to say to me, "Mike, you have it so easy," and I'm preparing my defensive responses: "Oh yeah, well let me tell you how hard I work, how challenging things have been for me, and how much stuff I've had to overcome along the way." What's up with this? It's like I'm preparing for a fight that doesn't even exist. Do you ever do that?
While working hard, overcoming challenges and adversity, and being passionately committed to important and complex things in our lives aren't inherently bad, resisting ease and being attached to struggle causes me and so many of us a great deal of stress, worry, and pain. And in many cases this difficulty is totally self-induced and unnecessary.
What if we allowed things to be easier? What if we started to speak about and own the aspects of our lives that are actually easy to us and started to expect things to get even easier? What if we let go of our attachment (or addiction, as it were) to struggle? Easy doesn't mean lazy -- that we aren't willing to work in a passionate way, or that we expect a "free ride." It means that we're willing to have things work out, trust that all is well, and allow life to flow in a positive and elegant way for us.
Our desire and ability to embrace ease in our life isn't selfish, arrogant, or unrealistic -- it's profoundly optimistic (in an authentic way) and can actually enhance our ability to impact others. The more energy and attention we place on surviving, getting by, or even "striving" for success, the less available we are to give, serve, and make a difference for other people. Although it may seem counterintuitive to us, letting go of our addiction to struggle is one of the best ways we can show up for those around us -- both by our example and with our freed up positive energy.
My coach suggested that I start wearing a "struggle patch," like a nicotine patch that people wear in their process of breaking an addiction to smoking. While at first it seemed a little ridiculous, I actually took her up on the suggestion and put on a band aid as a representation of my "struggle patch." I'm allowing the band aid to represent my own commitment to break this addiction, and it actually has been altering my perception of myself and my life. Feel free to use this technique yourself!
As Richard Bach famously stated, "Argue for your limitations and they're yours." What if we stopped arguing on behalf of how "hard" things are and started to allow our life to be filled with more peace and ease, instead of perpetuating the struggle? While the idea of things authentically being easy may not be, ironically, the easiest thing for you to embrace, I challenge you (as I challenge myself) to take this on in your life and become more comfortable with it. Maybe it will actually be easier than you think!
For more by Mike Robbins, click here.
For more on success and motivation, click here.
For more on emotional wellness, click here.
Mike Robbins is a sought-after motivational keynote speaker, coach, and the bestselling author of Focus on the Good Stuff (Wiley) and Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken (Wiley). More info -- www.Mike-Robbins.com

Top 10 Brain-Damaging Habits

1. No Breakfast :People who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood sugar level. This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration. 
   
2. Overeating: It causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power. 
   
3. Smoking: It causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer disease. 
    
   
   
4. High Sugar consumption: Too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins and nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere with brain development. 
   
5. Air Pollution: The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our body. Inhaling polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain, bringing about a decrease in brain efficiency. 
   
6. Sleep Deprivation: Sleep allows our brain to rest. Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells. 
   
7. Head covered while sleeping: Sleeping with the head covered increases the concentration of carbon dioxide and decrease concentration of oxygen that may lead to brain damaging effects. 
   
8. Working your brain during illness: Working hard or studying with sickness may lead to a decrease in effectiveness of the brain as well as damage the brain. 
   
9. Lacking in stimulating thoughts: Thinking is the best way to train our brain, lacking in brain stimulation thoughts may cause brain shrinkage. 
10. Talking Rarely: Intellectual conversations will promote the efficiency of the brain. 
    

(Source: Unbelievablefacts)

SHORTEST STORY EVER TOLD.

It is said that the shortest story ever told was written by the then young Ernest Hemingway, who said he could write a complete story in only six words!

His colleagues disagreed, and each bet 10$ against the claim.

Hemingway wrote down the words on a napkin
and passed it around.

Everyone agreed that he won the bet.

Here is the shortest story ever told:

For sale. Baby shoes. Never worn.

HOW TO DETECT IF SOMEONE IS LYING TO YOU.

You suspect that your spouse is cheating on you? You think that your boss is intentionally prolonging the long-awaited promotion? You are convinced that your friend is avoiding you for some reason? These are the questions that are in our head from time to time, and because of that here are few tips that can help you discover if someone is lying to you.

Dr. Paul Seager, a psychologist at the University of Lancaster, in his book Would I lie to you? he reveals how people lied and he broke some of the common myths about lying. Here are a few of his tips that can help you to easily identify liars in your environment, but also to stop believing in myths about identifying lies.

EYE CONTACT
The biggest myth about lying is that people who lie avoid looking directly into your eyes. Good liars actually look right in the eye longer and harder than someone who does not lie, because they know that people believe that liars avoid a direct eye contact.

ANXIETY
Another myth states that a person that is lying shows great discomfort, and is constantly fidgeting. The opposite is true. When someone has to invent a lie, he eliminates all the attention from the body and directs it to the brain. The result is an unusually calm liar, and much calmer person than it really should be in that situation.

WATCHING UP AND RIGHT
The third myth is that the person that is lying is usually fixed on some view point. This is not confirmed by any investigation. It is believed that when our view is going up or down and left or right, we actually dig in our memory and then we are telling the truth. However, our sentences are involving different types of memories that stimulate different parts of the brain. So Dr. Seager believes that it is a myth as well.

TON OF THE VOICE
When a person is lying, its voice becomes slightly higher. Scientists believe that a slightly higher voice than usual is a sign that those people are most likely lying. The problem is that it is very difficult to see. If it comes to people you know, then you can see if their voice changes the color when you ask awkward questions. If it is a bit high, it is most likely that it is the someone who really lies.

BOMBING ISSUES
When a some person lies, it must concentrate on the story, and this usually results in easy answers. If you want to catch a person in a lie, let him tell you what he intended, and then start with a series of questions on it. If that person lies, his answers will be quite vague and they will lack in details.

RETELLING BACKWARDS
This is a technique often used by police officers. They will ask someone to explain their version of a particular event. Then they will request that person to explain that again, but this time start from the end. If someone lies, it will be very difficult and it is most likely that a person will become confused.

SPEED OF THE RESPONSE
Experts call this latent period of reaction time, and this is the time it takes a person to answer the question. If someone is lying, it will invest a lot of effort to come up with a lie, and for that is needed some time. Then it comes to a short pause between the set of questions and answers.

VERBAL SIGNS
If you think your partner is cheating on you, you should ask him a direct question: Are you cheating on me? It is important to listen carefully to the answer. If answer is: No, of course not, you can somewhat be sure that your partner is telling the truth. However, if the answer to your question is: How can you ask me that? How long we know each other? I am shocked at the moment... it will be suspicious. Namely, it is typical to avoid the true answer and the person who says it is most likely lying.

BEHAVIOR CHANGE
If you talk to someone who is relaxed and calm, you can determine what is its normal behavior, or what it is in a normal circumstances. When you set it a specific question and it suddenly change behavior, you can be sure that something suspicious is going on.

Ways to Stand Out Without Showing Off

Instead of pretending that we don’t really like attention and we don’t care what anyone thinks, let’s mute our representatives for a moment and admit that we all want to be noticed. Not only do we want to be noticed, but we want to be admired. I dare you to say it ain’t so.

The only problem with this is when we’re so focused on impressing people that we stop being



And for what?

Perhaps because we value all the things that we aren’t more than we value the things that we are? Because we've been misunderstood or embarrassed before, and we’ll do anything to avoid it happening again? Because we don’t realize that our most divine & supernatural strengths come from being soulful and self-aware and undiminished by our fear of criticism?


ourselves and we start focusing on superficial things that don't matter. Spending money we don’t have, saying things we don’t mean and throwing ourselves around just to be perceived a certain way. Eventually that kind of tomfoolery gets messy.

Most of us are so desperate to hide our insecurities that we attack before being attacked and we create diversions when they’re not necessary.

This series is about peeling back our layers of defense mechanisms so we can attract the kind of attention that we want from men, friends, colleagues, clients, prospects, you name it. I'm talking about how to manifest attractive energy in your life - without having to show off or be unnatural.

{1} First and foremost, know thyself. Have you ever known anyone who’s so invested in their representative that they’ve completely lost touch with their own true identity? It’s quite transparent, isn’t it? Don’t let the pressure to fit in make you a stranger to yourself.

{2} Be careful what you say about yourself. The words "I am" are such powerful words – be careful how you complete them. I can’t say this enough – if you want to attract positive attention, be a positive person starting with how you speak about yourself. It's a buzzkill to be around someone who talks bad about themselves all the time.

{3} Smile. Something as simple as a smile can completely change the course of someone’s day. A smile conveys confidence and warmth and makes people feel at ease when they’re around you.

{4} Be honest. When you don’t reveal your true thoughts, feelings and beliefs, you are sabotaging your chance to have sincere and loving relationships. While you think you are protecting yourself, you are really only preserving how you want to appear, not who you really are. You want to be loved for yourself, not for your representative.

{5} Acknowledge your mistakes. We’re so busy trying to appear perfect that we don’t realize how much more relatable and accessible we are when we admit our shortcomings. I don’t know what this says about me, but I’m always annoyed by people who try to gloss over anything that might show their imperfections. Show me that you're not a robot, please.

{6} Don’t make everything about you. We all do it. We’re having a conversation and we can hardly wait for the other person to finish talking so we can relate everything back to ourselves. Differentiate yourself by being a good listener and being generous with your attention. Give it away and it will come back to you.

{7} Don’t expect anything in return. Do kind, spontaneous things for people. Do it because it makes you feel good. The bonus is that it makes the recipient feel good too.

{8} Share what makes you special. Put your soul juice on everything. If you’re funny, make people laugh. If you draw, draw someone a picture. If you sense that someone is confused, pull them aside and help them understand what’s going on. Use your gifts.

{9} Go against the grain. Believe in yourself enough to state a perspective that deviates from popular opinion. You don’t have to change anyone’s mind to your way of thinking, but add your two cents to the discussion and have a voice. You're unique. Don't be afraid to show that.

{10} Don't cling to people or situations. It's takes some life experience, but you have to learn to let go. Do it with class. Do it with some fire. I know it hurts, but when you get through it you'll be proud of yourself for creating space in your life for what's next.

 *curlynikki

Ways On How To Get Smarter.

 Al Einstein made quite a name for himself in the smarts department. See more pictures of geniuses.

What is smart? Some people judge smarts by standard benchmarks like test scores and grade point averages. Others think common sense, problem solving abilities and "street smarts" define intelligence. Standardized testing scores have proven unreliable and biased along racial and socioeconomic lines, and cramming for classes can lead to GPAs that aren't a true indicator of intelligence.

While we can't all agree on a standard for intelligence, we can agree that the human brain is the key to all of them. It has a great capacity to adapt, rewire and grow. Neural networks expand and strengthen through learning experiences. Stimuli make the brain stronger and more vital. This reinforcement of the brain's power affects intelligence across all standards, from street smarts to testing scores. Here are five ways you can increase your brain's capacity to take in and store new data. Or, said more simply, here's how you can get smarter.

                                  1. Take Care of Your Body

The human body is all connected, so you can't take care of one part of it without benefiting some other part. Physical exercise is important for good health, for both the body and the brain. Simply increasing your blood flow kicks up the oxygen and glucose levels in the brain. The coordination it takes to perform exercises also gives the brain a workout, especially if you're trying something new. Exercise also means you're battling sedentary lifestyle, or one free from mental stimuli.

Food is also important. There are many foods that have been associated with brain health, including fish oil, eggs, protein and dark green vegetables. Green tea, herbal tea and nuts are also good "brain food." Eating right, getting the required amount of sleep and exercises, both mental and physical, are the keys to improving memory and overall brain function.

                                                   2. Get Some Sleep

Wakeful exercises for the brain are great and necessary to help improve brain function so you can get smarter. But what about sleep? Not a whole lot is known about sleep, but we know now that scientists were wrong for years with the belief that the brain simply shut down during sleep to recharge. Research now indicates that the brain may actually do a little nighttime filing during sleep. The information from the previous day is catalogued and put in the proper mental folders so it can make the journey from short-term memory to long-term. Sleeping problems have been known to exacerbate other brain issues, so it makes sense that a good night's sleep can help increase the brain's function and ability to focus. It varies from person to person, but between six and eight hours of sleep for adults is generally recommended.

                                                  3.Ingest Bacteria

 In June 2010, researchers at The Sage Colleges presented findings that show certain types of bacteria commonly found in dirt made mice "smarter." The mice given Mycobacterium vaccae performed better in maze tests and showed fewer signs of anxiety and higher levels of serotonin in the forebrain, the area that takes care of higher-order thinking.

The bacteria seem to promote the growth of neurons as well. This doesn't mean that we should all go out and start shoveling dirt in our mouths: You can actually ingest it by doing yard work, gardening and even by simply taking a walk through the woods.

These guys are getting a little smarter, one nap at a time.

                                             4. Exercise Your Brain

 The brain, like many parts of the human body, needs regular exercise in order to maintain strength and vitality. Some more common brain strengthening exercises include fun activities like crossword

puzzles, Sudoku, and other word- and number-based brain teasers. There are other more academic ways as well, like completing math word problems and exercises relating to spatial relationships and geometry. Even simply reading this article gives your brain a slight workout. If these ideas are a little too scholarly for you, try simple things like mixing up your routine. Just brushing your teeth with the opposite hand or walking a different way to work forces your brain to work harder than usual, which is ultimately what you want to do.
 

                                                5. Meditate

For thousands of years, we've known the benefits of meditation. The practice of meditation can be different for each person, but it generally involves quiet, focused breathing exercises in which the practitioner is able to achieve a state of mental calm. Regardless of whether you believe that this mental calm is an enlightened state of consciousness, no one can deny the benefits of relaxed, focused breathing. FMRI scans have revealed that regular meditation also affects the actual structure of the brain. Researchers believe that memory, function, attention span and focus all benefit from meditation. One study showed that regular daily meditation can even increase the size of parts of the cerebral cortex. Not surprisingly, some of the world's leading and forward-thinking corporations offer meditation classes for their employees.

                                       Adapted from:[How Stuff Works]

Why do we say 'bless you' or 'gesundheit' when people sneeze?

Many people have become accustomed to saying "bless you" or "gesundheit" when someone sneezes.

No one says anything when someone coughs, blows their nose or burps, so why do sneezes get special treatment? What do those phrases actually mean, anyway?

Wishing someone well after they sneeze probably originated thousands of years ago. The Romans would say "Jupiter preserve you" or "Salve," which meant "good health to you," and the Greeks would wish each other "long life." The phrase "God bless you" is attributed to Pope Gregory the Great, who uttered it in the sixth century during a bubonic plague epidemic (sneezing is an obvious symptom of one form of the plague).
The exchangeable term "gesundheit" comes from Germany, and it literally means "health." The idea is that a sneeze typically precedes illness. It entered the English language in the early part of the 20th century, brought to the United States by German-speaking immigrants.

Virtually every country around the globe has its own way of wishing sneezers well. People in Arabic countries say, "Alhamdulillah," which means, "praise be to God." Hindus say, "Live!" or "Live well!" Some countries have special sneezing responses for children. In Russia, after children are given the traditional response, "bud zdorov" ("be healthy"), they are also told "rosti bolshoi" ("grow big"). When a child sneezes in China, he or she will hear "bai sui," which means, "may you live 100 years."
­ For the most part, the various sneeze responses originated from ancient superstitions. Some people believed that a sneeze causes the soul to escape the body through the nose. Saying "bless you" would stop the devil from claiming the person's freed soul. Others believed the opposite: that evil spirits use the sneeze as an opportunity to enter a person's body. There was also the misconception that the heart momentarily stops during a sneeze (it doesn't), and that saying "bless you" was a way of welcoming the person back to life.
We now know that sneezing is a reflex action and is most often the sign of something relatively benign, such as a cold or allergy. A sneeze also can be provoked by being outside in the sunlight or from smelling a strong odor. Still, we persist in the custom of saying "bless you" or "gesundheit," mainly out of habit and common courtesy.
For more information on sneezing and related topics, check this out;

Sources

• Bless You! http://www.snopes.com/language/phrases/blessyou.asp
• "Does a Sneeze Mean Disease?" http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/35320/35323/379001.html?d=dmtHMSContent
• "Gesundheit! Sneezing Gets a Big Reaction," The New York Times http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9C0DE1D9123BF931A15755C0A965948260
• Goldberg, Carey. "And to All, a Universal 'God Bless You'" The New York Times, December 24, 1995, pg. 4.2
• The Mavens' Word of the Day http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/?date=19970923
• MedicineNet http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=16

How to Feel 18 Years Old Again (Men Only)

(Cambridge) – Have you ever heard the old saying, “Youth is wasted on the young?”

You might have scoffed at that idea years ago, but as the days, weeks, months, and years go by, do you find yourself agreeing with it more and more? If you’re like most men, you’re not enjoying life as you once did because of three major problems that get worse as you age:

• Loss of energy
• Loss of muscle mass
  
• Loss of testosterone

Our fathers and grandfathers had to sit back and watch as their youth slipped away. As desperately as they tried, there was nothing they could do to stop time from stealing their strength and intensity. Fortunately, scientists now believe they have a solution that helps men regain their youth.

The Alternative to Aging

New research from Cambridge shows that as a man’s body gets older, it produces less testosterone. It’s the loss of this essential hormone that makes men lose their edge and feel much older than they should. Until recently, the testosterone-boosting products on the market were unsafe, unproven, or too expensive for the average person to take them every day.

A new, free blend of natural ingredients has been formulated to increase testosterone levels, build muscle, and boost performance in men. This proprietary blend, called Test X180, includes fenugreek extract, ginseng, Tribulus terrestris, and cordyceps. According to the manufacturer, these ingredients work together to help you feel invincible and give you the confidence that all men want and all women notice.

The men who have tried it are reporting an incredible difference in the way they feel and how others treat them.

Vernon Davis, who earned an MVP award for his record-breaking performance in the 2012 divisional football playoff game in San Francisco, uses Test X180 to improve his performance on and off the field. He recently told the media, “I feel invincible on and off the field with Test X180.”

Test X180 is available in GNC stores nationwide, but this award-winning company is so confident you’ll see positive results in your life, they’re offering samples online. These samples are only available online at Test X180’s manufacturer’s site for a limited time, and will not last forever.

Click here to see if you qualify now for a 14-day sample of Test X180

(*smarterlifestyles)

The Secret to Start Speaking a Language in just 10 Days Revealed.

Have you ever wondered how some people can speak multiple languages fluently or how some people seem to pick up new languages little effort? Many of these people have used the Pimsleur Approach – A well known provider in audio-based language learning. It’s  a unique method that’s been used by over 25 million people to quickly and effectively start speaking a new foreign language in just 10 days. Even the FBI purchased the Pimsleur Approach.

TOP 10 DISTURBING HUMAN BODY FACTS

TOP 10 DISTURBING HUMAN BODY FACTS: TRUE OR FALSE? Thanks to the popular social/discussion site Reddit, the top 10 disturbing human body facts have been identified – but are they true or false? This list includes only the top 10 from a popular discussion on Reddit, along with some extra research. Readers are encouraged to add their own disturbing human body facts in the comments below!

TOP 10 DISTURBING HUMAN BODY FACTS: TRUE OR FALSE? (According to Reddit users)

All cells replace themselves over a course of about seven years. So you are not the same mass of cells you were seven years ago, you are a copy. (False)
Research shows that, while this statement is somewhat true, it’s not entirely true. For example, neurons in the cerebral cortex are never replaced. You are born with all the cerebral cortex neurons you will ever have – those that die are not replaced. AskANaturalist.com has more information on cell replacement.
Some tumors can grow teeth. (True)

A teratoma.
Photo: HereComesDoc

A certain type of tumor, called a teratoma, is made up of cysts that contain embryonic cell layers called ectoderms, mesoderms, and endoderms. Teratomas have been reported to contain hair, teeth, bone, and on rare occasions eyes, hands, feet and other limbs.
Three hundred million of your cells die every minute. (True)
Only about 10% of the cells in your body are cells that make up tissue and organs. Almost 50 percent of the cells in the human body are bacterial cells that live in the digestive system. Another 40 percent or so are blood cells and lymph cells. Experts estimate that an average adult male body is made up of seventy-five to one hundred trillion cells, approximately 4 trillion of which make up the body’s mass. The “300 million” number relates (most likely) to red blood cell death.
Your body can turn against itself in auto-immune disorders – effectively killing itself trying to protect itself. (True)
There are over 80 different types of auto-immune disorders, including multiple sclerosis, Celiac disease, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and Type I diabetes. In auto-immune disorders, the body’s immune system isn’t able to tell the difference between healthy tissue and antigens (bacteria, foreign cells, viruses, etc.).
If you lost all your empty atomic space, your body would fit into a cube less than 1/500th of a centimeter on each side. (True)
According to Roger Fritz, “If you took away the empty space between atoms, pushed them together until they were touching, the human body would be compressed to about the size of a pencil eraser. Or to put it another way, the human body is 99.996% empty space. But since atoms are also mostly empty space, you could push them together until the nuclei were touching. If you did, the human body would be too small to see.”

The largest cell in the human body combines with the smallest cell in the human body… and creates a human body!
Photo: ScienceGenetics

The ovum (egg) is the human body’s largest cell. The body’s smallest cell is the sperm cell. Neither of them are complete. (True… and False)
The human ovum measures approximately 0.12 mm in diameter and is visible, without a microscope, to the naked eye. Human sperm cells are only 55 millionths of a millimeter or (55 microns) in length. To say neither cell is complete isn’t quite correct, as they are each exactly what they are supposed to be: one half of a whole.
One day you’ll no longer be connected to your consciousness. (True? False? No one knows)
Neuropsychology posits that all consciousness is the result of a functioning brain, and once the brain is no longer functioning there is no more consciousness. Many world religions, however, have a belief structure that includes a continuation of consciousness after death as a key feature. in 2008, neurosurgeon Eben Alexander had a “near death experience” while connected to an electroencephalogram which indicated brain death (lack of neural activity). Alexander’s highly detailed experience while clinically brain-dead is the subject of his book.
All the atoms in your body came from somewhere else. (True)
Susan Goetinck wrote, “…since the earth was formed everything that has ever existed here has been made from the same allotment of atoms. Only their arrangement has changed.” It’s been established that every element on the Periodic Table other than hydrogen is, in effect, “stardust,” and 93 percent of the mass in our human bodies is “stardust” as well. The molecular structure of our bodies is more like a pattern, held together by energy, than it is a solid, tangible thing.
Everyone has cancer. Everyone. In fact, most people develop “cancer” multiple times a day. Luckily our immune systems are advanced enough to kill these cancerous cells early. (True)
Cancer biologist Paul Knoepfler agrees, stating, “…why  don’t  we  get  clinically apparent cancer  even  more  often? Scientists  do  not  really  know.  One  possibility  is  that  our  immune  systems  are  far  better  at  finding  and  destroying  cancer  than  we  ever  imagined.  Indeed,  from  this  perspective  cancer  may  frequently  be  an  immune  disorder  more  than  anything. ” One Reddit user commented, “I heard a cancer researcher on the radio say that the mystery of cancer isn’t why some people die from it, it’s why some people don’t.”
Humans shed 40 pounds of skin in their lifetimes. (False)
Actually, it’s far more than 40 pounds. Humans are constantly shedding skin cells, with the average human shedding just under 9 pounds of dead skin per year. A large part of household dust is dead skin and the wee creatures that eat it.
And there you have it: the Top 10 DISTURBING HUMAN BODY FACTS: TRUE OR FALSE?

(*http://americanlivewire.com)