Women are beautiful, magnificent, extraordinary creatures – and let’s be honest, we’re a little bit weird.
But hey, it’s not all our fault! Some of it can be chalked down to biology.
Here’s some things you may have wondered about women that have some fairly innocent and scientific explanations.
Period Weight Gain?
via PopKey
There’s something about getting your period that just makes you feel … ugh. Your jeans feel tighter, your tummy juts out, and you feel like you’ve gained a ton of weight.
It turns out, you actually might have! Kind of. According to research catalogued in Shape Magazine, a woman can gain up to 10 pounds during her period! That’s all water weight though, and it should go away after your cycle is finished.
Our Spidey Senses Tingle Stronger
via The Verge
There are some things that women truly are better at – smelling and seeing!
It was reported by Brightside that womens’ sense of smell is heightened, which can be traced back to a very, very long time ago. We also see more colors than men do, so if he tells you you have too many “blue things,” it’s only because he can’t tell the difference between teal and royal and so on.
Our Boobs Are Getting Bigger
Penelope Padded Bra by Parfait
They say there might be something in the water, and it might be making our boobs bigger.
It’s not actually the water, but the average bra size according to Modern Mom is a C cup (some sources say D), up from an average B just over 20 years ago.
What’s more, our breast size changes at various stages in our lives. Be sure to measure yourself often so you notice any fluctuations.
Female Intuition is Real
via Pinterest
Women just know. We haven’t been able to explain it, but we just always know.
Well, here’s how you can explain it thanks to research discussed on Wikr. Women have higher levels of progesterone, cortisol, and estradiol, which all contribute to the senses of danger and anxiety.
So it’s not a superhero thing – although we kind of are superheros – but there is a scientific explanation.
Those Pregnancy Cravings
via The Bump
Pickles and ice cream, greasy take out food at 3am – seriously, what is it about women being pregnant that have them craving strange things?
Well, it gets weirder. According to The Hearty Soul, there’s a condition that affects 30% of pregnant women that makes them crave things that aren’t actually food. It’s called pica, and it sounds a little bit terrifying. So if you crave dirt, you’re not going crazy, and there are treatment options.
Are there any fun facts you know about female biology that you think are fascinating?
Share them with us in the comments!
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Until next time,
Alicia
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7 days agoBeirut, Lebanon
CNN
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A deadly Israeli airstrike on Hezbollah’s stronghold in southern Beirut on Friday has left over a dozen people dead, including a high-ranking Hezbollah commander, sharply escalating the conflict between the two sides and raising fears of all-out war.
Senior Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqil, part of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, was assassinated along with “about 10” other commanders, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson Daniel Hagari said, accusing them of planning to raid and occupy communities in Galilee in northern Israel.
Hezbollah confirmed Aqil’s death on Friday, saying he was killed “following a treacherous Israeli assassination operation on 09/20/2024 in the southern suburbs of Beirut.”
According to Hagari, the targeted commanders were “underground underneath a residential building in the heart of the Dahiyeh neighborhood, using civilians as a human shield” at the time of the attack.
Lebanon’s health ministry said at least 14 people were killed and 66 others injured in the airstrike, which leveled a multistory building in a densely populated neighborhood.
Aqil had a $7 million bounty on his head from the United States for his suspected involvement in the 1983 strike on the US Embassy in Beirut, which killed 63 people, as well as the bombing of the Beirut Marine barracks, which killed 241 US personnel later that year.
A CNN team on the ground in Beirut saw a frantic effort to rescue people from underneath the rubble and rush the wounded to hospital. Witnesses said nearby buildings shook for nearly half an hour after the strike, which the IDF said it had carried out at around 4 p.m. local time.
A week of surprise attacks
Friday’s strike marked the fourth consecutive day of surprise attacks on Beirut and other sites across the country, even as Israeli forces continued deadly strikes and operations in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
The first major attack against Hezbollah this week came Tuesday afternoon when pagers belonging to the militant groups’ members exploded near-simultaneously. The pagers had been used by Hezbollah to communicate after the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, encouraged members to switch to low-tech devices to prevent more of them from being assassinated.
Almost exactly 24 hours later, Lebanon was rocked by a second wave of explosions, after Hezbollah walkie-talkies detonated in Beirut and the south of the country on Wednesday.
At least 37 people were killed, including some children, and more than 3,000 were injured in the twin attacks.
In a United Nations Security Council meeting on Friday, UN human rights chief Volker Turk on Friday warned that the detonation of communication devices could violate international human rights law.
Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib and Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon clashed at the heated meeting, with Bou Habib calling on the council to condemn Israel’s actions and Danon slamming the Lebanese envoy for not mentioning Hezbollah.