breathing, n.Trivia

Snails breathe through their foot

You breathe in about 13 pints of air every minute

Sea cucumbers breathe through their anuses.

Our urge to breathe is not because of our need for oxygen but our bodies wanting to get rid of carbon dioxide.

Scorpions have extremely low metabolic rates and require only a tenth of the oxygen of most insects.

The brain uses 25% of all the oxygen your breathe

Adult humans are the only mammal that can't breathe and swallow at the same time.

Most lizards can't breathe and run at the same time.

Breathing is lopsided --- 85% of people only breathe out of one nostril at a time.

We take over 23,000 breaths everyday

Angel's share is to thank for the mellow taste of whisky, the result of the inhaling and the exhaling of the whisky through semi-permeable membrane of the wood

There’s a liquid, that even if you’re submersed in it, allows you to breath normally and safely. It's being researched for applications in diving.

Dolphins leap out of the water when swimming fast because the physical exertion makes them require the extra oxygen

The average person takes 23,000 breaths a day.

Your breathing rate increases when you start to type.