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Month: August 2026

Fact Your body produces its own morphine-like chemicals The word endorphin is a contraction of endogenous morphine. 1 min read Fact A stomach ulcer is usually an infection Two researchers were ignored for years. One of them drank the bacteria to prove it. 1 min read Fact Humans are among the best long-distance runners alive We lose almost every sprint and win a surprising number of marathons. 1 min read Fact Your gut has its own nervous system Hundreds of millions of neurons, capable of operating without the brain entirely. 1 min read Fact You shed enough skin in a lifetime to fill several pillows And a good share of household dust is you. 1 min read Fact Bone is stronger than steel by weight Not in absolute terms. Pound for pound, it is a remarkable material. 1 min read Fact Wisdom teeth are vanishing from the species A growing share of people are simply born without them. 1 min read Fact The strongest muscle in your body is in your jaw By force relative to size, the masseter wins. 1 min read Fact You are taller in the morning By around a centimetre, and it is gone by evening. 1 min read Fact Adults grew a new bone in the last century The fabella, behind the knee, is three times more common than it was in 1918. 1 min read