There have been arguments about the differences between women and men since, well, the beginning of time!
Here are 10 cool science facts proving the differences between the sexes.
The grass is greener for women
My youngest son once asked me and another woman to name the color of the living room railing. I said "Eggshell" and she said "off white". My son freaked out- "It's white!" This is because females can detect 20% more colors than males, and detect smaller idiosyncrasies in the things around us.
Brains vs Brawn
The two highest IQ's in history belonged to women. Number one is a woman, Marilyn Vos Savant, born in 1946 in Missouri. The author was recorded in The Guinness Book of World Records in 1986 with the highest IQ- an impressive 228.
Matrix
Think the tech field is dominated by men? The first computer programmers were women.
Toss the Deodorant
Research at the University of Pennsylvania has found that women relax and have uplifted moods when male underarm sweat was unknowingly applied to their upper lip. It also helps regulate the menstrual cycle. Studies are also being conducted as to why women feel less pain when near their male lover.
The only time the above does not work is when a woman is using contraceptives. Researchers believe hormones in the Pill stop women from responding strongly to natural signals of attraction.
Women in Ancient Rome actually wore the sweat of Gladiators to improve their beauty and complexion, too.
Speaking of Sweat
Women sweat half as much as men.
Words
Ever hear your sister talking for hours with her girlfriends? This is because women speak about 20,000 words a day- about 13,000 more than average men. Women simply have more Foxp2 protein, aka the ‘language protein.’
You Want the Truth?
Men lie 6 times per day on average, over double the lies told by women.
My Heart Beats For You, Really!
Women's hearts beat faster than men's.
Taste This
In addition to seeing more colors, women can taste more things due to the fact that they have more taste buds.
Romance
The "cuddle hormone" Oxytocin has more significant impact on women than men, which may be why women associate sexual attraction or sexual activity with romance and love more than men do.
This only begins to skim the top of the differences between the sexes! What are more facts about women? Share in the comments below!
Images via Creative Commons and Giphy
Sources: U of Pennsylvania, Wikipedia, ABC News, Pew Research, BBC, Discover, Nova, Time Magazine, U of Washington, U of Copenhagen
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What an interesting facts about women. Is that why we have that "girl power?" That explains why we talk more than men, sometimes they perceive our "language protein" to be nagging, eh?(",)
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Exactly. The PC term is Language Protein ;)
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Woo This is excellent.
The women are magnificent!
Something I can notice and that I did not read in the publication is that women can do two things at the same time and coordinate much better.
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Yes, women can multitask better :)
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Haha...I liked this. I am in total agreement @arbitrarykitten. But...us men do have our advantages and handy skills 😁
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Oh yes, absolutely!
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By "skills" of course I meant trash taking out, turning wrenches, mowing grass, and all that other complicated stuff haha
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Don't forget fixing the sink and cleaning the gutters.
;)
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Yes, the list could grow lol
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The sweat on the lips, ewww. I will pass, lol. I did not know a woman was the first programmer. Does your son still argue over the color? :)
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Of course he does, lol! What teen boy ever admits his parents are right?!
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Lol, so true. But they still need us. Mine still asks silly questions sometimes. :)
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My "grown up" one still asks me how to make appointments ;)
Or rather, tries to get me to make appointments for him, lol
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Good thing they still need us. :)
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Feminine = power and we have a lot of power and influence.
I've read a book by the woman in the Guinness book of records - Marylin vos savant (I think) that was the first ever motivational book I have ever read and sparked a hunger for knowledge which I still have.
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That is amazing to hear!
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While some points in the article are debatable (there are many research conclusions with opposite findings) this are some great examples that break myths about gender differences.
But all in all: individual differences > gender differences. Woman and man are both capable equally if they show passion for the field they pursue.
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That is absolutely correct. There is no difference when it comes to a belief in oneself and the passion and drive one holds :)
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I'm sorry. This is disgusting. (Ok, interesting maybe, but disgusting. I mean srsly. Really disgusting. ) And the only way anyone would "apply male underarm sweat to my upper lip" would be "unknowingly."
Some of your other facts were interesting, too. Like the fact that women lie less than men. (NO F^^KING SH^T!!!) At least that one didn't gross me out!!
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Yeah, that fact kinda turned me belly in a bit 'o a twist... But it is fascinating!
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women speak about 20,000 words a day- about 13,000 more than average men.
From observation I'd say that is a VAST understatement.
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Our conversation the other day actually led to this article lol
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's truth...
i've listened to my wife and her sister..
yak yak..yakety yak..say the same things..over and over and OVER.
(lucky for us long distance is free)
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excellent friend. You have my support I hope to have your support to keep growing
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Thank you, and welcome to the community!
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thank
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The first programmer was a woman... Ada Augusta Lovelace. The rise and fall of man lies a woman. :)
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OhHA. Well said lol
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AND she was the daughter of Lord Byron. My first degree was in Computer Science. As a woman, I was always tickled pink to understand what she did and too to know that she was a woman.
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Women.............. Women always wish the turn better than men......
To make women feel a lot more comfortable.....
Gentlemen like myself let them win their prized almost always
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Examples?
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Waoooo.................. I cant believe you ask me to exemplify
okay okay okay
Since we both know women have a sleek fluidity with words
I just let them win arguments
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Could that be more in line with your self preservation rather than her word skills...?
;)
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hahaha............
For sure she might have her tool set well equipped but...........
But rolling out my accessory might make the person of my character look a bit mean
So as gentle as a man that I am
What would u expect?
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I'd love to add some factual information here, but women get so emotional when confronted with facts...
😂😂
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OhHa
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I figured you'd have something here about a woman's stronger sense of smell too. My wife constantly reminds me, and she's smelled a gas leak twice way before I ever did.
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Ah, yes, women do have a stronger sense of smell. Many of these things I believe are
for sheer survival- they have and raise children after all and must watch out for many humans :)
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I really enjoyed reading these. I have never heard of the sweat one before though. I don’t think I will ever try that. Being married for 11 years I have witnessed quite a few differences about my husband and I. One of them being while driving I can see/detect caution way ahead of me and prepare to slow down or stop way in advance. My husband on the other hand sees/detects caution way later than me and has a late last minute response to it lol! In short, I’m a safer and more cautious driver! 😄
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I really enjoyed this unique post. I had heard of some of these before, like the colors and talking, but not some of the others.. definitely a fun post that I will be sharing with my fiance. :P
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Glad you enjoyed it!
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Lemme see, for colors there red. Then there's blue. Don't forget yellow and green. That's about it. What more colors do you want?
Men go into a store to buy a pair if jeans. He goes in. Buys a pair of jeans. Then he leave. Ten to fifteen minutes, max. Top that, girls!
As for women, two hours go by and they're dilly-dallying. They haven't even made it to the jeans department yet. More efficient shoppers, men are.
Joe
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It's not the colors one wants, it's the colors one perceives...
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I will not...anytime soon...be rubbing my husband's sweat on my upper lip! HA! That is too crazy! I can't say that I've ever heard that and I definitely won't be telling him that or he'll start trying to do that on his own. Oh man. So gross!!! Pretty interesting facts though!
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Oh my goodness! Men! I can totally picture your guy doing this, too!!! Smh, lol!!!
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Very interesting and explains why my husband and I keep arguing about what colour some things are. I can now tell him why.
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Some women actually have developed a fourth cone to see millions more colors!
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Wow that it is interesting. So we are the superior species hahaha.
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MuahHahaaaaa!
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Wow are you serious about these things. The highest IQ seemed a bit too hard to absorb so I consulted Google, Terence Tap had the highest IQ in the world.
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From what I read his could actually be the same or even a couple points lower than Marilyns...
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Proportionately - men's IQ's are higher.
see the IQ bell curve on a post I did too long ago - I'm not searching for it! lol
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Hahahaha. I don't agree.
Have a great day
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Waow, this is nice. Women are really special in many ways. I love this post. Thanks for the information
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