These True Facts Sound Incredibly Fake

Breathing Exercises

The human body has some pretty strange limitations. There's a ton of cool things we can't do, like breathe underwater or go weeks without sleeping. However, one of the more peculiar ones involves swallowing. Turns out that you cannot swallow while breathing. Try it out for yourself, your body will stop the airflow while you are swallowing breath. That's pretty crazy. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.