13 Cool Facts About Sweat

I AM LITERALLY DRIPPING FROM EVERY PORE.

The average person has 2.6 million sweat glands in their body.

The average person has 2.6 million sweat glands in their body.

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Sweat glands are most concentrated on the bottom of our feet and least concentrated on our backs.

Sweat glands are most concentrated on the bottom of our feet and least concentrated on our backs.

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Yellow underarm stains are caused by your apocrine glands, which contain proteins and fatty acids and thus make underarm secretions thick and milky.

Yellow underarm stains are caused by your apocrine glands, which contain proteins and fatty acids and thus make underarm secretions thick and milky.

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Hippo sweat is RED.

Hippo sweat is RED.

The red pigment not only acts as a sunscreen, but also kills bacteria on their skin.

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