Working up a sweat
Ever pushed yourself during exercise and become absolutely drenched it sweat? It’s a horrible feeling, eh? But it helps regulate our body temperature.
48. We sweat a lot in a lifetime
Think of all those times you’ve sweat. During exercise, when nervous, simply after becoming too hot…
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The point is, it’s a lot. In fact, it’s around 4,284 gallons – that’s the equivalent of 100 bathtubs. Eww.
47. Sweaty feet isn’t the word
Everybody’s feet sweat. Some more than others. Undoubtedly you know a particularly smelly culprit yourself? (It’s not you – is it?)
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But there’s actually a very good reason for this. Your feet actually have 500,000 sweat glands in them!
46. Speaking of sweat glands… we have a lot
So if our feet have 500,000 sweat glands in them – how many do you suppose our body has altogether? Well, the answer’s somewhere between 2 and 5 million!
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