Human skin has no wetness receptors. You can only feel that something is wet by sensing a cold temperature, combined with a certain texture and pressure your brain has learned to associate with ‘wetness’.
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The study followed 491,367 Americans aged between 50-71 to detect a link between skin cancer and fish consumption. https://t.co/AhJUE5Nbxc
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Elephant kills 70-year-old and then returns to trample her corpse at funeral in India
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The book my SO purchased came with a bookmark that listed the character’s names and their roles.
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These railroad tracks from the 1800s that were left in place, next to the bike trail. https://t.co/IaGstzoDVz
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