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You have more than five senses

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Your elementary school teachers tragically undercounted. Humans possess upwards of twenty distinct senses. This includes proprioception (knowing where your limbs are), nociception (feeling pain), and thermoception (detecting temperature). You are much cooler than a basic five-sense organism.

You have more than five senses
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