@bhmnscmm@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agoTIL yawning is observed in almost all vertebrate animals and is "contagious" across species. There is no consensus on why yawning occurs.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square50arrow-up1583cross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
arrow-up1573external-linkTIL yawning is observed in almost all vertebrate animals and is "contagious" across species. There is no consensus on why yawning occurs.en.wikipedia.org@bhmnscmm@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square50cross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
minus-square@NedMc@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoI wouldn’t be surprised if it’s not the human that instigates the yawn at all, and it’s initiated by the lung microbiome to regulate its environment. For science: anyone up for huffing some chlorine to see if their yawning goes away?
I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s not the human that instigates the yawn at all, and it’s initiated by the lung microbiome to regulate its environment.
For science: anyone up for huffing some chlorine to see if their yawning goes away?