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Fingernails and toenails, hair, skin, animal fur, animal claws and hooves, and even animal feathers are largely made up of the very same chemical protein called keratin. It’s nature’s own version of plastic!
Your nails grow about an inch every 6 months from a bed at their base. That’s the only part that is alive and growing. That’s why it doesn’t hurt when you cut your nails — because the tips aren’t alive at all!
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How do they make bulletproof glass bulletproof?
The secret to bulletproof glass is… plastic! It’s called a laminate, and that’s a sandwich of glass, plastic, and glass, which is thicker than ordinary glass. The plastic inside the…
Why doesn’t it hurt when you cut your finger nails?
It doesn’t hurt because there are no sensory nerves in your finger nails. If you hit your fingernail with a hammer, it hurts because the force is transmitted to the…
What’s an Adam’s Apple?
When kids hit puberty, their bodies and minds go through tons of changes. One change that every kid can count on is lots of body parts growing and changing shape….
What is a birthmark?
Birthmarks get their name for one simple reason: they are marks that are present on the skin of a lot of newborn babies! A baby can develop birthmarks either before…
Why don’t house cats roar like lions do?
Basically, there are two different types of cats– ones that can purr and ones that can roar. These groups are divided based on the structure of a series of connected…