Pirates believed that piercing the ears with such precious metals as silver and gold improved one's eyesight.
131
Pain occurs when sounds are above 130 db.
124
You can alleviate a tickly throat by scratching your ear.
9
Wearing headphones for an hour increases the bacteria in your ear 700 times.
233
The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
476
Flies are deaf.
379
Only 10-20% of the population can wiggle their ears and raise one eyebrow.
22
The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
40