stackyFACTS
Health

Your eyebrows are tiny sweat gutters

HERE’S THE INTERESTING PART

They aren't just there to help you express sarcastic skepticism. Eyebrows are functionally designed as tiny biological gutters. Their curved shape and angled hair growth perfectly catch stinging forehead sweat and environmental moisture, channeling it down the sides of your face so your vision remains crystal clear while you're running away from predators. Or jogging.

Your eyebrows are tiny sweat gutters
STACKY / Health
One discovery leads to another.

Keep exploring facts in this topic.

Health →
STACKY FOR IPHONE

A bigger world.
One discovery
at a time.

Keep discovering with Stacky. Interesting facts in an app that is always within reach.

Download on the App Store
ONE MORE DISCOVERY?

Keep exploring

All in this topic →
A muscle in your forearm may be missing
Health

A muscle in your forearm may be missing

Evolution is slowly trimming the fat, starting with a random arm tendon that hasn't been useful since we lived in trees. Around 14% of the global population…

Discover more
Humans possess unmatched muscular complexity in faces
Health

Humans possess unmatched muscular complexity in faces

Compared to our closest evolutionary relatives, the human face is over-engineered. We possess distinct muscular bands specifically tailored for raising inner…

Discover more
Hiccups are largely believed by evolutionary biologists to be a completely useless physiological relic left over from our ancient amphibian ancestors who originally needed a…
Health

Hiccups are largely believed by evolutionary biologists to be a completely useless physiological relic left over from our ancient amphibian ancestors who originally needed a…

Hiccups are largely believed by evolutionary biologists to be a completely useless physiological relic left over from our ancient amphibian ancestors who…

Discover more
Why do modern humans have to endure the agonizing process of having our useless wisdom teeth surgically ripped out?
Health

Why do modern humans have to endure the agonizing process of having our useless wisdom teeth surgically ripped out?

Why do modern humans have to endure the agonizing process of having our useless wisdom teeth surgically ripped out?

Discover more
Opposable thumbs are an exceptionally rare anatomical trait
Health

Opposable thumbs are an exceptionally rare anatomical trait

Your ability to seamlessly open a jar of pickles is a biological miracle. Opposable thumbs allow incredible fine motor skills and grasping abilities that the…

Discover more
Humans are the only creatures on the entire planet that possess a protruding chin, a bizarre anatomical feature extending past the teeth that serves absolutely no known essential…
Health

Humans are the only creatures on the entire planet that possess a protruding chin, a bizarre anatomical feature extending past the teeth that serves absolutely no known essential…

Humans are the only creatures on the entire planet that possess a protruding chin, a bizarre anatomical feature extending past the teeth that serves…

Discover more
StackyMore discoveries in the app
Download on the App Store