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What are some commonly known facts that are too bizarre for you to believe to be true? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by zirzedolta@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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For me it is the fact that our blood contains iron. I earlier used to believe the word stood for some 'organic element' since I couldn't accept we had metal flowing through our supposed carbon-based bodies, till I realized that is where the taste and smell of blood comes from.

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[–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That you need to lay down K.O. for many hours every day, otherwise you get insane.

That's not true though. You need REM sleep. Sleeping doesn't mean you're K.O. You're processing things and regenerating. That's like the exact opposite of being K.O.

[–] dudinax@programming.dev 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But you're out. That processing is so intense you have to de-link nearly all environmental inputs.

[–] SoylentBlake@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's necessary to clean out all the lactic acid buildup from thinking.

Ive suffered insomnia. It's wild how after long enough you stop developing short term memory. Which; when experienced, translates to; it's 10am. You just got done cleaning the garage cuz...cuz. You're drinking coffee watching clips from the today show on yr phone. You look up. It's 9pm and dark outside. You're sitting on the couch. You felt no time pass in between. You ask yr wife about dinner with her grandparents that you were supposed to go to. Oh. You did go. And you drove (wait....WHAT). Apparently you were as charming as ever. No memories of it.

It's like someone else is living your life.

That's when I went to the Dr. for sleep meds. I trust myself to be myself... but naw fam, life's too short. I never blanked out work so fuck that

[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Omg that sounds crazy.... like in Memento.

[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Okay true, but you also need deep sleep a lot otherwise you dont regenerate. Also the body is fully K.O. which may make more sense

[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I get very little deep sleep. Is that part of why my injuries take so long to heal and feel like shit all the time