10 Badass Superpowers Everybody Has

10. Mammalian Diving Reflex

Think back to your earliest childhood memories. Now think before that. Keep going... do you remember when you were a sort of fish-like creature living in the oceans, millions of years ago? You do, good. That's the reason we're all pre-built with an innate diving reflex, despite exchanging the seas for shores many millennia back.

Throw any new-born baby into a wintery lake and you'll soon see it kick in (before you're apprehended by the police, anyway). The reflex is triggered as soon as your face comes into contact with cold water. Receptors in the nasal and sinus cavities are engaged, sending a signal to the brain to slow your heart rate down. As a consequence, your body needs less oxygen - meaning you can stay underwater for longer. Obviously, don't go thinking you can swim forever in the Arctic Ocean - the effect is not proportional to temperature.