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Twelve surprising facts about the ­human body

Medical research is mainly concerned with malfunctions in  the human body. But our bodies are a miracle of nature, full of quirks and quiddities ranging from fingertips that regrow, outsourced digestive systems and scent receptors in our lungs—on to a veritable petting zoo in our belly buttons.

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