TIL "pruney fingers" are not caused by your skin swelling from absorbing water. They're actually caused by your nervous system constricting the blood vessels in the skin, causing them to shrink and the skin to fold over them. bbc.com Submitted by OverdriverJC t3_10y6pwt on February 9, 2023 at 9:26 PM in todayilearned 59 comments 604
hornboggler t1_j7y2cir wrote on February 10, 2023 at 5:25 AM so rare to learn anything from the posts in this sub, let alone a great one like this about everyday things. great post Permalink 1
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