How much do we really want to know about what happens to our Thanksgiving turkey after we swallow it? Geezer guesses that it’s about one-tenth as much as is presented in this visually-aided piece in the Washington Post. Here we learn, for example, that the recipe for gastric juice is hydrochloric acid and pepsin, mixed well, and that the average adult stomach holds two to three pints of the stuff, which is corrosive enough to strip paint. Wait, there’s more. The large intestine is named for its diameter, not its length, and its walls allow water to pass through, to be absorbed into the bloodstream, rather than wasted. And much much more.Geezer says "Perfect Post Meal Entertainment!"
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