bhmnscmm@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months 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-square50fedilinkarrow-up1581arrow-down110
arrow-up1571arrow-down1external-linkTIL yawning is observed in almost all vertebrate animals and is "contagious" across species. There is no consensus on why yawning occurs.en.wikipedia.orgbhmnscmm@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-squareNedMc@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months 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?