“I noticed this after my abdominal surgery.
When I turned over in bed my guts seemed to fall from one side to the other.
I mentioned it to my doctor and she confirmed it was my bowels rearranging themselves.”
“Idk why, but I find it kinda freaky that the heart never stops pumping.
From the moment we’re born to the moment we die, it’s just a constant movement.”
u/sunshinesmiles203
3. u/Agreeable-Middle-829
4.
“Locked-in syndrome is a thing.
The affected person is fully aware and unable to move anything except their eyes.”
u/distantbass
“And even worse, you’ve got the option to still feel pain.”
u/Money_Reindeer
6.
“Its possible to vomit faeces.”
u/libralisa26
7.
“Tumours can have hair and teeth.”
“Anaesthesia awareness is a very real possibility.
you’ve got the option to be aware and in pain during surgery but unable to move.
u/blankspacepen
9.
“Your internal organs have nerve endings and can feel extreme amounts of heat.
you might also burn internally from fire affecting an external part of you.
u/OnlyMrPickles
10.
“We all have mites living in our eyelashes they remove dead skin.”
“If your Achilles tendon ruptures/snaps, it sounds like a gunshot and is incredibly painful.”
u/LexiLeontyne
12.
“Your immune system doesn’t know that your eyes exist.
If they ever found out they would destroy them.
This is called ‘immune privilege’.”
u/3-racoons-in-a-suit
13.
“Stomach acid is strong enough to wear down razor blades.”
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