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What are some commonly known facts that are too bizarre for you to believe to be true? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by zirzedolta@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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For me it is the fact that our blood contains iron. I earlier used to believe the word stood for some 'organic element' since I couldn't accept we had metal flowing through our supposed carbon-based bodies, till I realized that is where the taste and smell of blood comes from.

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[–] PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com 42 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The hell that giving birth can be.

A lot of women endure having a baby...and holy. shit. No.

[–] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 32 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Their bodies produce chemicals that cause them to forget how bad childbirth was.

[–] Jay@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Exactly. I was there and saw my wife having the worst pain of her life. Really without exaggeration. It was incredibly hard and painful.

Then, 10 minutes after it's all over, she looks at me and says "Well, that wasn't so bad".

[–] zirzedolta@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I suppose it is for the best, but nonetheless I find it uncomfortable how our bodies have the ability to manipulate our brains' memories and our consciousness residing in the same place cannot do anything about it

[–] amio@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

Oh, it's worse than that, the consciousness is in on it.

[–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

These chemicals are our memories. They aren't manipulating it. It's just how it works.

On another note: the body produces opioids when you're in great pain

[–] datendefekt@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

I always thought it interesting that every time we talk about when our kids were born, I remember all these details and my wife's like huh, weird, can't remember a thing.

[–] engityra@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago

The hormones really carry you through. Lol. And at least it's relatively short with a positive end goal.

[–] Sombyr@lemmy.one 8 points 1 year ago

Every time that comes up, I think to myself "Something I've gone through must be more painful, right? I've gone through some pretty hellish things, and you're trying to tell me something MORE painful exists? Not just a little more, but dramatically more? For my own sanity, I'm gonna have to live in denial of that."