25 Weird Facts About The Human Body To Share With Your Kids

25 Weird Facts About The Human Body [Fatherly](%2F%2Ffatherly.com%2F%3Futm_campaign=45574%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/1/0100018496c9d2b7-9c2c14c9-b54f-407c-80cb-d79ba524f8e1-000000/oU-IjD_9isJUJ3rv2qxJDtGyDN4=296) Nov 20, 2022 Let’s face it: Human bodies are weird. They’re also an endless source of fascination for kids, given the plethora of strange and gross stuff going on inside of us at any given moment. Should your kids know everything there is about their boogers, brains, and bodies? Of course they should. Give them weird facts about bodies, and give it to them straight. Our bodies are strange, sure, but they’re part of our world and every fact about it, no matter how gross, is a lesson in celebrating both science and ourselves. ODDITIES %2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Fhealth%2Fweird-facts-about-human-body%3Futm_campaign=45574%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/1/0100018496c9d2b7-9c2c14c9-b54f-407c-80cb-d79ba524f8e1-000000/PJpZ_2Lju5IWASqnpfH_KG0cyIw=296 [25 Weird Facts About The Human Body](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Fhealth%2Fweird-facts-about-human-body%3Futm_campaign=45574%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/2/0100018496c9d2b7-9c2c14c9-b54f-407c-80cb-d79ba524f8e1-000000/aRSNInybRn98-beuohSRBlqtdsA=296) Whether you want to quell your kid’s curiosity, make it weird at a dinner party, or learn something about yourself, [we have you covered](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Fhealth%2Fweird-facts-about-human-body%3Futm_campaign=45574%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/3/0100018496c9d2b7-9c2c14c9-b54f-407c-80cb-d79ba524f8e1-000000/AEtaJuiw_kg1Uh9pxp0cR4RCCFw=296). [READ THIS STORY](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Fhealth%2Fweird-facts-about-human-body%3Futm_campaign=45574%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/4/0100018496c9d2b7-9c2c14c9-b54f-407c-80cb-d79ba524f8e1-000000/Xn3VxuJ_jAvnDapeTjWscaA5cbc=296) 3 Strange Facts About The Body To Share With Your Kids [01] The Human Body Technically Glows In The Dark: Similar to glow worms and fireflies, humans are bioluminescent, meaning we emit light. This is mostly as a result of a metabolic reaction in which free radicals are produced through cell respiration, causing us to glow. The big difference between humans and fireflies is that the light we produce is about 1,000 times weaker than the human eye can detect. [01] Stomach Acid Can Melt Metal: If you’ve ever had heartburn so bad that it felt like your burps could melt faces, you might be onto something. The digestive juices in the gut contain hydrochloric acid, which can dissolve certain metals like zinc and falls just below battery acid on the pH scale. [01] Your Pinky Is the Strongest Finger: Despite the notion that the pinky contributes half of our grip strength, it’s closer to a third, which is still pretty impressive for the tiny fifth finger. 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