13 Facts That Will Make You Uncomfortably Aware Of Your Body

Don’t worry, I hate myself now too. *breathes* *swallows* *blinks*

Most people breathe between 12 and 20 times a minute.

*in*

*out*

*in*

*out*

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A lot of people breathe mainly through one nostril at a time.

Thanks to something called the nasal cycle, that somewhere between 20 and 80% of people experience (yup, super specific number there).

As BuzzFeed Science explained in this post, one nostril is blocked during the nasal cycle, so you can only breathe around one-third to two-thirds of the normal amount through it, and your dominant nostril switches periodically.

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You probably blink around 15 times a minute.

Give or take a few. The variation between individuals is actually pretty huge, though, so don't be surprised if you blink a lot more or less than this. The rate also tends change depending on what you're doing – some people blink less while reading, and more while in conversation.

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