Insane Facts You Never Thought Were True (2 of 4)

Humans Are The Only Animals Whose Brain Shrinks With Age

Research found that as we all get older, our brains shrink. It’s this shrinking process that causes us to also develop cognitive dysfunctions as we get older like Alzheimer’s and dementia. What’s crazy though is that this isn’t the case with any other animals. This is also the same case with our evolutionary relatives like rhesus monkeys and chimpanzees.

JFK Died On The Same Day As Aldous Huxley and C.S Lewis.

While the deaths of two well-known British writers (who died between a 10 minute gap between each other) is certainly newsworthy, their deaths were overshadowed by something bigger. Just one hour after the death of these two writers, the then President of the United States John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

Dogs Smell Cancer

Man’s best friend is also a pretty good doctor for certain conditions. Mainly in the cancer department. We know dogs can catch some good scents off of people and things, but dogs are even able to pick up internal smells like cancers that are developed in our bodies.

Bees Are Able To Detect Bombs

Akin to training dogs to sniff for drugs or bombs, bees actually hold a similar trait. They can also be trained to associate a scent with getting food as a reward. As such, they are able to detect bombs and you’ll be able to tell that when a bee extends their proboscis.