How Much Blood Is in Your Body?

Aside from having a small amount of gold in it, blood is stranger than you know.

Science How Much Blood Is in Your Body? Believe it or not, blood is actually a connective tissue suspended in a liquid plasma matrix. Did you know that blood accounts for about 8 percent of your body weight? It's stranger and more interesting than you know. READ NOW Advertisement READ THESE How the Five Senses Work in Your Brain A Mysterious Part of Your Brain That Makes You Afraid The Useful Viruses That Eat Bacteria You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Today I Learned newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here A Dotdash Brand 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2017 Dotdash - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.

                                                           

Where Does the Word ‘Sh*t’ Come From?

If you've heard a clever explanation that involves an acronym, you're probably wrong.

Whimsy Where Does the Word 'Sh*t' Come From? There's a popular myth that the word "sh*t" originated as an acronym for "Ship High in Transit," a supposed nautical phrase. As convincing as that may seem, it's actually untrue and the origins of the word are much older. READ NOW Advertisement READ THESE 20 of the Scariest Urban Legends The Strange Origins of the Roswell Myth See for Yourself: The Most Convincing UFO Photos You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Today I Learned newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here A Dotdash Brand 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2017 Dotdash - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.