We have all been reading some hidden
facts article published on different blogs.
But looking into this new collections of
mysterious hidden but common facts in
human body, we will all find it interesting.
Some of these collated facts are:
<b>1. A person cannot
taste food unless it is
mixed with saliva.</b>
Yes! Let's look at this way: For example, if
strong-tasting substance like salt is placed
on a dry tongue, the taste buds will not be
able to taste it. As soon as a drop of saliva
is added and the salt is dissolved, however,
a definite taste sensation results. This is
true for all foods. Try it!

And this is due to the reason that
Chemoreceptors in the taste buds of your
tongue require a liquid medium in order
for the flavors to bind into the receptor
molecules. If you don’t have liquid, you
won’t see results.
CAN I USE ANY FORM OF LIQUID
INSTEAD OF SALIVA??
Technically you can use water for this
purpose rather than saliva. However, saliva
contains amylase, an enzyme that acts on
sugars and other carbohydrates, so without
saliva sweet and starchy foods may taste
different from what you expect. !

<b>2.The three smallest</b>
bones in your body are
all found inside your
ear
It's mysterious that the three smallest
bones in human body are found in the EAR
and you would be completely deaf without
them!.
These three bones are known formally as
the MALLEUS, INCUS and STAPES (and
informally as the hammer, anvil and
stirrup, after their approximate shapes).

<b>3. 8 percent of people
have an extra rib.</b>
If you just counted your ribs and found
that you have 26 of them you are a one in
five hundred event. Most people are born
with 24 ribs, a dozen on each side of the
rib cage. But if you have more you’re a
rarity. The extra ribs in humans are known
as cervical ribs, or neck ribs. They usually
appear, as one of the common names
suggest, near the neck. They are caused by
a congenital abnormality. But if you
thought that extra ribs in humans was
freaky, it gets even weirder.
In some extremely rare cases a few people
have been known to have 2 extra cervical
ribs, for a total of 28, or 14 on each side of
the chest. And it's also mystery too.

Source:- http://www.healthloy.com/2017/12/little-common-mysterious-hidden-facts.html?m=1