37 Female Body Facts You Never Heard

List of Body Facts To Know

1. Women distinguish more colors than men because they have two X chromosomes and men only have one. Ah, even if something is wrong with one of the chromosomes, a woman can still see the colors correctly. That's why they are rarely colorblind.

2. Nearly 12% of women have four types of cones in the retina instead of the regular three. This gives them supervision, they can see 100 million colors and that 1 million like other people, you know, guys.

3. Female muscles are richer in elastin and more flexible than those of males. Girls have a particularly flexible lower back. This helps them stay upright when they put some weight on during pregnancy and their gravity center ships. They can also do that crazy gymnastic tumbling runs at the Olympics that defy gravity.  

4. Women blink faster and more frequently than men. It's 19 versus 11 blinks per minute. As females get older, they start to blink even more because of higher levels of estrogen.  

5. The female brain is 9% smaller than that of a man. It has the same amount of cells that are more densely packed. But the brain's cognitive abilities aren't any worse.  

6. Women's immune system is stronger, and it ages more slowly. That's why on average, women live longer than men. The difference can be a whole decade in some places, and at least two to three years universally. By the way, female orangutans and chimpanzees also outlive their males. Well, let's rub it in.

7. Every day, the average woman unknowingly puts on about 515 chemicals on her body. They come in deodorants, shampoos, conditioners, moisturizers, and other beauty products. Most of them are harmless, but it's always better to research the products to avoid toxins.

8. Women are so good at detecting sense they can even tell when their partner is stressed out just by smelling their shirt. This could be because females have more cells and neurons in the part of the brain responsible for identifying smells.

9. Female bodies keep growing and changing even in their 20s under skin fat relocates from the cheeks, neck, and lower legs to the waist, abdomen, and upper thighs. So major changes also happened in the brain sector responsible for decision making and short term memory.

10. Ladies actively use both sides of their brains when listening to someone. Women might be better listeners and hear even the unsaid thanks to the right side responsible for creativity. They're also less likely to lose hearing as they age.

11. Even when women are sleeping, their sensitive hearing is on this has to do with evolution and the woman's historical role as a mother who has to wake up to a crying baby. Fortunately, it's only high pitched noises that wake them up easily.

12. Girls have more tastebuds on their tongues than guys. 35% of women are supertasters. On their tops, they have more than 30 taste buds in the space the size of a hole left by a hole punch. Sugar seems sweeter. Sodium is saltier, and they can hardly stand bitterness.

13. Women are good at remembering tasks for the future, but easily forget what has been done. It's the opposite for men. Women also remember faces better.

14. One study is concluded that ladies see other women wearing red as a potential threat to their relationship. The participants were indifferent while being shown pictures of girls dressed in other colors, but red outfits caused an emotional outburst.

15. Women can handle much more pain than men. They also forget about pain way faster and don't get stressed when they remember their previous unpleasant experience.  

16. The two hemispheres of the female brain are more interconnected. In women, fiber pathways zigzag between the logical and creative sides. And in men, these pathways go back and forth, mostly within each hemisphere. That's why ladies often find more creative and unusual solutions to problems, even though they might not be the most straightforward and logical ones.

17. Women's hearts are just 75% the size of men's and the arteries in them are narrower. To make up for that difference. The female's heart has to beat faster, making around 78 beats per minute, eight beats more than the men.

18. It takes the average Lady 47 hours to digest food compared to 33 hours for men. This is because women have smaller stomachs that produce less acid. That's why the speed at which food moves down the digestive system is about 20% slower.

19. The average woman speaks around 20,000 words a day. It's 7000 words more than men. The brain region responsible for language skills and social interaction is larger in females. Plus females have higher levels of so-called language protein. This makes them speak more and faster than men. So now you know.

20. Women's skin is 25% thinner than men’s. That's why it's more sensitive to touch and get age lines and wrinkles faster after the mid-40s.  

21. Women go through adolescence twice, first in their teens and then in their 40s. Hormones get crazy during this second time. That's why women have mood swings and can act like teenagers.

22. Women are born with face reading skills, they can easily decode other people's emotions and feelings from their mimics gestures and voice tones. That's why they are so perceptive and make natural social leaders. In a group of people, an alpha type female is more likely to be in charge of conversation than an alpha male.

23. Women normally look younger in photos than men. Even though their skin age is faster. Men's facial skin is thicker and gets frequently shaved. That's why facial lines and other age marks are more visible.

24. Females are born with a strong dislike for spiders, snakes, and other venomous creatures. Even 11-month-old girls that took part in an experiment couldn't stand looking at spider photos. It really bugs them.

25. Sun exposure is the cause of 80% of women's wrinkles. Those who ignore sunscreen tend to look older than the real age, especially after 50. That's when the sun lover's skin texture changes dramatically.

26. Women can go on with stamina related exercises for about 75% longer than men. That's because they have more estrogen in their muscles, which makes them more enduring. Men have bulkier and less pliable muscles and focus on shorter, heavy strength training.

27. Women are nine times less likely to have hiccups than men, especially long-term hiccups. The reasons are still unclear, but some experts are sure that male hormones are to blame.

28. Females sweat half as much as men and less frequently. That's why they tend to dehydrate faster.

29. Women also have way more nightmares than guys. their dreams are also more emotional and often make them relive some dramatic episodes from the past. The action also takes place mostly indoors.  

30. Ladies who are shorter than about five and a half feet normally give birth about one week earlier than taller girls, their babies are smaller too.

31. Women who live closer to the equator are more likely to give birth to girls than boys. The further up north is settled, the more chances there are they'll have a boy.

32. You can tell a person's gender by testing the levels of amino acids in their fingerprints. Women have twice as many amino acids in their sweat than men.

33. Adult ladies cry on average two to five times per month. That's between 30 and 50 times a year, which is almost five times more often than adult men.

34. Female tear glands are different from male ones. It's easier for a woman to shed tears from a biological point of view. One more reason for crying is hormones.

35. On average, women look in the mirror are 16 times a day, much less than men who do it around 23 times a day. They also sneak a peek for different reasons. Women check if everything's alright. And mostly notice things they don't like. Men usually admire the body parts they're most proud of.

36. Women have slightly wider pupils than men.

37. According to Guinness World Records, the women from the Pudong tribe have the longest necks in the world. They get their first neck rings by the age of five to nine by 45. their necks can grow up to almost eight inches.