Interesting Facts About Eyes That May Surprise You!

Your eyes can distinguish more than 10 million colors!

People with blue eyes have higher alcohol tolerance

 

You spend about 10% of your waking hours with your eyes closed. How can that be? You are blinking!

 

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain

 

Einstein's eyes are kept in a safe in New York City

 

Black lemurs are thought to be the only primates, besides humans to have blue eyes

 

Bees have five eyes

 

The space between your eyebrows is called the nasion

 

A giant squid's eye can be as big as a volleyball

 

Dolphins sleep with one eye open

 

Cats have three eyelids

 

Green eyes are the rarest color eyes. Only 2% of people have green eyes.

 

If the human eye were a camera, it would have 576 megapixels

 

Your eyes can get a sunburn

 

Blue eyes are typically more sensitive to light

 

Some lizards have been known to shoot blood out of their eyes to ward off potential predators

 

Night vision goggles are green because the human eye can distinguish between more shades of green than any other color

 

Carrots don't actually improve your eyesight (at least not any more than any other vegetable). This was a lie propagated by the British during World War II because they didn't want the Germans to find out that British pilots were using radar. Instead, they released a public announcement claiming that the reason for their pilot's incredible accuracy was the high number of carrots that they consumed. It was silly, but people believed it.

 Carrots don't actually improve your eyesight (at least not any more than any other vegetable). This was a lie propagated by the British during World War II because they didn't want the Germans to find out that British pilots were using radar. Instead, they released a public announcement claiming that the reason for their pilot's incredible accuracy was the high number of carrots that they consumed. It was silly, but people believed it.

 

Your eyebrows are completely replaced every 2 months

 

Some women have a genetic mutation that allows them to see millions of more colors/shades (up to 100 million)

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Ankush D Shilimkar