12 LittleKnown Facts: Real and Interesting, But Not Everyone Knows Them

1. Girls are more sensitive than boys.

A woman's skin has 34 nerve fibers per square centimeter, while a man's skin has only 17 nerve fibers per square centimeter. Therefore, women are more sensitive than men. Girls, please don't resort to violence to solve problems!

2. Are there really countries so poor that people eat dirt?

Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world, with outdated agricultural techniques. To fill their stomachs, people mix water, sugar, and salt into the loess soil as their daily meals.

3. You are taller when you wake up in the morning than when you are at night.

When you wake up in the morning, your muscles are relaxed, so your height will appear 2-4cm taller than when you measure it in the evening. So, if you're unhappy with your height, measure it in the morning!

4. Argentine law prohibits brothers from marrying.

Argentine law states that a man cannot marry his own brother, but he can marry his own sister. I can understand the second half, but the first half is completely incomprehensible!

5. If you lose your little finger, your hand's grip strength will decrease by half.

According to Chinese law, cutting off someone's little finger is considered a minor injury, but cutting off someone's thumb is considered a serious injury. As a side note: if you lose your little finger, your grip strength will be reduced by half!

6. The outer walls of the Potala Palace are sweet.

The exterior walls of the Potala Palace are repainted every year, and the paint is mixed with milk, sugar, honey, and sometimes saffron, making it taste incredibly delicious. I really want to lick it!

8. Flavors you might not know

Glycerin suppositories taste sweet, flies taste sweet, snot tastes salty, fingers taste salty, and dark chocolate tastes bitter.

9. Drinking beer does not directly cause you to have a beer belly.

Beer itself contains no fat, but it can stimulate gastric juice secretion, thus increasing appetite. So now you know how you got your beer belly!

10. Students can choose not to take English in the college entrance examination.

The Ministry of Education stipulates that you can choose any one of the following languages ​​as your college entrance examination subject: English, Russian, Japanese, French, German, or Spanish.

11. Quokkas will throw their babies to buy themselves time to escape.

When threatened, quokkas will throw their babies out to distract predators and buy themselves time to escape. It seems baby quokkas are like freebies with a phone plan.

12. Benefits of winter travel

Winter swimming is in its favorite season, and you can often see people swimming in lakes and beaches. It's even said that winter swimming makes you look younger; after all, the old man downstairs always comes back from his winter swim looking like a frozen doll!

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