THE BODY

Your tongue isn't just important for tasting. Here are a few underappreciated facts about the most flexible muscle in your body.

We're still learning about one of the most important structures of the brain.

You're probably aware of some vestigial body parts, like wisdom teeth, that the human body doesn't really need. But did you know there are several muscles in that category as well?

8. You might want to rethink an ankle tattoo.

Because your nostrils split their workload.

5. You can live without it.

You may know it as just an olfactory bump on your face, but the human nose is a pretty surprising organ. For example: plastic surgeons can regrow your nose—on your forehead.

At only 3 inches long and weighing about 60 grams, the uterus isn’t a flashy, attention-grabbing organ. But it is pretty amazing.

Up to 35 percent of the population experience this sneezy reaction to bright light.

Technically? Yes. But your nose probably doesn't have the power to steal an entire smell.

Touching another person’s skin and thinking it’s super soft is an illusion that may help cement social bonds, one study finds.