The appendix is a self-destruct mechanism.
Fingers are smaller arms sprouting from your arms.
The brain named itself.
The liver can recover from almost any injury but alcoholism.
Hair is dead by the time you can see it.
Your pupils are holes.
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So..... any that really stand out as the weirdest? [spoiler]those are really cool insights btw[/spoiler]
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I think I'm gonna have to go with stem cells, if that's an option.
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I guess so. Well.... let’s say that’s what you think is the weirdest part of the body but what about the weirdest body part.
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The eye. It's so complex, and yet so simple.
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Alright. I can agree with that. I forgot to ask. Why do you think stem cells are weird?
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They can become any other type of cell, and for the ones they can't, they turn into cells that produce those cells. As a human matures, their residual stem cells degrade (as we never truly run out completely); however, the sperm and the egg fuse to create a whole bundle of new, ready to transform stem cells. This is why unviable fetuses and embryos are the best source of stem cells for research.
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Gotcha. They are pretty freakin cool for something so small