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Little Nuggets
Next time you do a lateral twist, think about how you’re cleansing the small intestine, which despite its deceptive name, is actually the largest of your internal organs. And when your feet slip ‘n slide on the mat during the next intense yoga class, it’s probably because your tootsies have 500,000 sweat glands that produce over a pint of sweat per day. And when you walk into tomorrow evening’s Pilates class, ponder how the day’s activities squish the cartilage between our bones, making us about 1 cm taller in the morning than we are when the sun descends—another great reason to delve right into those lengthening poses.
How did we become so knowledgeable in the ways of the body? I could say it’s because of years and years of intense schooling with the world’s most renowned smarty pants and a thorough referencing of the best encyclopedias around, but I’d be lying. In truth, it’s all a result of this little nugget: 100 Very Cool Facts about the Human Body. Check it out and impress your friends with fun facts. And when they ask how YOU got so smart, tell them it’s because the human brain cell can hold five times as much information as the Encyclopedia Britannica. (It’s true.)
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