Facts about women you didn’t know about Do you think you know everything about women? Turns out that there are a lot more secrets to being a woman than just being so.
7 facts about women that you didn’t know about. Stay until the end to find out the top secret about women that most of us have no idea about! !
First Fact: The true meaning of the word ‘woman’A secret fact that also relates to etymology is that the world woman itself means wife of the man. Of course, that’s an outdated notion, but in English, this word comes dates back from the times of Middle England. On top of that, the word girl actually meant a young person of either sex, so young boys would also be referred to as girls. Talk about confusing! Fast forward to the beginning of the 16th century though, and you’ll find out that the word girl began being used to define a female child. It is a popular misconception that the term“woman” is etymologically connected to “womb”. “Womb” is actually from the Old English word wombe meaning “stomach” (modern German retains the colloquial term “Wampe”)
Second Fact: Venustraphobia There are many crazy phobias in humankind. There’s fear of lightning, of heights, of holes.. and then we have Venustraphobia, also known as gynephobia. This one’s the irrational fear of.. wait for it.. beautiful women. Yes, there’s an actual fear of beautiful women,and there’s, of course, therapy to treat this.
Third Fact: Women have the biggest breasts in the animal kingdom You’ll also be surprised to find out that,out of all the mammals in the animal kingdom, human females have the largest breasts. A full breast in non-human primates and other mammals signifies that a female has suckling young. Biologically speaking, men are attracted to features about a woman that make her look way different from a man.
Fourth Fact: Women blink more than men A weird but still interesting fact about women is that they tend to blink a lot more than men. In fact, they tend to blink around twice as often, and that’s caused by the higher levels of a hormone called estrogen. This hormone stimulates the production of lubricants in the eye, which is precisely what causes the blinking effect.
Fifth Fact: Women trust who they hug Women tend to be more trustful, if they hug for at least 20 seconds. That’s because hugging releases a hormone known as oxytocin, which reduces stress in your body. When you hug someone for ten seconds in aday, it will lower down your blood pressure and help you keep an optimistic outlook in your life. Hugging also helps lower the risk of heart diseases, so make sure to hug someone a day and keep the doctor away.
Sixth Fact: Women mature faster than men You might be surprised to find out that mental connections are optimized quicker in girls than in boys during the childhood and adolescent years. This was explained thanks to a research from the psychological blog and online resource, Psychology Today. Ever heard of people that say girls are more mature than boys? Well, they are pretty much right in this aspect,and there are some scientific facts to back up this theory. Before we move on to the most surprising fact about women, here’s an honorable mention that didn’t quite make it into our list but still deserves to be said. Women who snore have smaller babies! Research performed on a group of pregnant women said that women who snore while they’re pregnant are more likely to have smaller sized babies. Snoring during pregnancy was also linked to higher rates of Caesarean delivery. Experts said snoring may be a sign of breathing problems that could deprive an unborn baby of oxygen.
And now that we’ve arrived to the final fact, get ready to find out the top secret most people don’t know about women! Seventh Fact: Women have different heart attack symptoms The most surprising fact about women is that they have different heart attack symptoms than men! Most people overlook this, but instead of the standard chest pains you’d look for, women suffer from nausea, shoulder pain and indigestion. They are also more likely to experience attack older than men, most of them doing so at around 74 years old compared to 65 years old in men. Did you already know these secret facts about women? Let us know in the comments!
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