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20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by Defcon1(m): 7:29am On May 11, 2015
You may think ‘what is thereto know about babies?’
They are lovable, cute and they scream.

But they are also extremely smart. Each parent thinks their baby is a genius, but truly, human babies are quite intelligent.

Infants can grasp abstract concepts, make logical deductions and distinguish emotions.

In many ways, they are not very different from adults.
However, babies have more to teach us than initially believed.

Here are some amazing facts about babies that you may not know:

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• Smell And Sound

Babies learn to identify the smell and sound of their mother immediately.

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Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by Defcon1(m): 7:32am On May 11, 2015
• Tears

Newborn babies cannot cry with tears for three weeks.

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Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by Defcon1(m): 7:34am On May 11, 2015
• Strength

Babies are very powerful relative to their small size.
You may not believe but they can lift their own body weight without any difficulty.

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Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by Defcon1(m): 7:35am On May 11, 2015
• Swimming Abilities

Every baby is born with natural swimming abilities.

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Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by Defcon1(m): 7:37am On May 11, 2015
• Social Dominance

Researchers at Harvard University have found that babies less than one year old are aware of social dominance and use size to determine who will win when two individuals’ goals clash with each other.

Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by Defcon1(m): 7:39am On May 11, 2015
• Sleep

Sometimes, infants sleep with their eyes open.

Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by Basildvalour(m): 7:43am On May 11, 2015
Swimming abilities and I'll allow him go into the pool all alone


Babies are sweet and they unite families and that is one of their social responsibilities.

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Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by Defcon1(m): 7:43am On May 11, 2015
• Memory

Danish researchers has found that three-year-old kids could remember the faces of people they had met at the age of 12 months.

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Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by topstar80(m): 7:45am On May 11, 2015
wow

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Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by Defcon1(m): 7:46am On May 11, 2015
• Fear

Babies can learn from their mothers what to fear very early in life.
Distressed mothers give off odor, which is smelled by their babies.

Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by Defcon1(m): 7:48am On May 11, 2015
• Sense Anger

Sleeping babies can sense when their parents are fighting.

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Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by Defcon1(m): 7:50am On May 11, 2015
• Pre-Eclampsia

Unborn babies protect their mothers from pre-eclampsia by releasing a hormone called adrenomedullin.

Pre-eclampsia is a pregnancy complication which is characterized by high levels of protein in the urine and high blood pressure.

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Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by Defcon1(m): 7:52am On May 11, 2015
• Speech

According to the researchers at the University of Washington’s Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences, babies try to practice speech much before they start uttering their first word.

Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by Defcon1(m): 7:54am On May 11, 2015
• Animals

Research suggests that three-month-old babies can learn from sounds made by animals
Example, the screech of a lemur

Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by SuperSuave(m): 7:56am On May 11, 2015
I love babies! Wish I could have one soon smiley
Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by Defcon1(m): 7:56am On May 11, 2015
• Self-Awareness

From the time babies are born, they are well aware of the fact that their body is their own.

Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by Defcon1(m): 7:58am On May 11, 2015
• Music

According to scientists, babies can identify tunes they have heard in-utero, even a year after birth.

Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by Defcon1(m): 8:02am On May 11, 2015
• Sympathy

According to a study published in the journal PLOS One, babies may show sympathy toward others in distress.

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Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by Defcon1(m): 8:04am On May 11, 2015
• Big Learners

If you are physically and mentally tired of wiping food off the walls, the ceiling, high chair and the table after feeding your kid who takes pride in throwing food all over the place, cheer up.

A study suggests that babies who are excellent in creating mess are big learners.

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Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by Defcon1(m): 8:06am On May 11, 2015
• Sex Hormone

Babies’ cries can boost the sex hormone testosterone in men.

Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by Defcon1(m): 8:08am On May 11, 2015
• Dogs

Infants are smart enough to tell the difference between friendly and angry dogs.

Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by Defcon1(m): 8:09am On May 11, 2015
Bones

Babies are born with 300 bones. Some of these bones ultimately fuse together to form the 206 bones that adults contain.

Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by Defcon1(m): 8:10am On May 11, 2015
Feel Good Hormone

The smell of babies activates the feel good hormone called dopamine in mothers.

In other words, the baby’s odor generates the same reaction or response in mother’s brain as tempting food.

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Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by Nobody: 8:25am On May 11, 2015
Wow!!! Learning mode
Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by Mutuwa(m): 8:26am On May 11, 2015
Babies and swimming naturally...hahaahaha...

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Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by SAMBARRY: 8:35am On May 11, 2015
@ babies can swim grin



Oya use your own pikin test am. Leave am for pool go attend to other things grin


@ babies cries turn men on grin grin grin

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Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by DankemzI(m): 8:35am On May 11, 2015
Defcon1:
Feel Good Hormone
The smell of babies activates the feel good hormone called dopamine in mothers.
In other words, the baby’s odor generates the same reaction or response in mother’s brain as tempting food.

I love ❤ em smell
Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by krystal101(f): 9:16am On May 11, 2015
Very wonderful. I see most of these traits in my children

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Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by Nobody: 10:58am On May 11, 2015
Wow.. All I can say is God is wonderful! That baby swimming tho kiss

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Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by KillerBeauty(f): 1:32pm On May 11, 2015
SAMBARRY:
@ babies can swim grin



Oya use your own pikin test am. Leave am for pool go attend to other things grin


@ babies cries turn men on grin grin grin
It boost testeterone levels
Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by johnlegend01: 1:38pm On May 11, 2015
wow
Re: 20 Amazing Facts About Babies That You May Not Know. by SAMBARRY: 1:51pm On May 11, 2015
grin grin grin kikikikikik
KillerBeauty:

It boost testeterone levels

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