Hippos
Are most related to...
whales and dolphins!
They all share a semiaquatic ancestor, and diverged 55 million years ago. Hippos and whales and dolphins. Something in me feels that everyone should learn this.
Cortisol
Is extremely connected to our blood sugar level, which I learned is tightly regulated in the human body. Side rabbit hole: Apparently the average adult human only has about 4 teaspoons of sugar in all of their blood at a given moment.
Contrary to what social media influencers say, cortisol does not cause inflammation. To the contrary, it prevents inflammation.
It does, however, lead to osteoporosis.
I learned that you cannot say that cortisol suppresses the immune system. It actually triggers a specific immune response.
That's all I've got for now. As always, thanks, Wikipedia.
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