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TIL fingernails grow nearly 3-4 times faster than toenails (www.healthline.com)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I noticed this as a kid and my kid brain decided it had to be because my hands get more sunlight than my feet. Fingernails can photosynthesize right?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I noticed it as a kid too and figured it must be because I only pick my nose with my fingers. Boogers grow nails.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I only noticed in my 20s when I stopped biting my nails. I never realized how much I was biting and assumed the amount I bit off was equal to the amount I cut off my toe nails.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I thought it was because friction with socks wore down the toenails

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

steel wool socks keep the toenails in check