Fun Facts

Fact #1

You blink about 12 times every minute.

Fact #2

Some people are born with two differently colored eyes. This condition is heterochromia.

Fact #3

The human eye can differentiate approximately 10 million different colors.

Fact #4

The world’s most common eye color is brown.

Fact #5

Brown eyes are blue eyes underneath. A person can receive surgery in order to make their brown eyes blue.

Fact #6

Ommetaphobia is the fear of eyes.

Fact #7

Our eyes remain the same size throughout life, whereas our nose and ears never stop growing.

Fact #8

People who are blind can see their dreams if they weren’t born blind.

Fact #9

The human eye can see 500 shades of gray. (Not 50)

Fact #10

It’s impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. (Try it!)

Fact #11

We actually see things upside down and our brain turns the image the correct way up.

Fact #12

In space, an astronaut cannot cry. Due to the lack of gravity in space, tears do not fall. Instead they collect in little balls and make a person’s eyes sting.