The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
40
You can alleviate a tickly throat by scratching your ear.
9
Wearing headphones for an hour increases the bacteria in your ear 700 times.
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Flies are deaf.
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You can hear the blood flowing through your ears if you find a quiet place and cover them tightly.
17
Your ears secrete more earwax when you are afraid than when you aren't.
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Only 10-20% of the population can wiggle their ears and raise one eyebrow.
22
Pirates believed that piercing the ears with such precious metals as silver and gold improved one's eyesight.
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