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Humans are the only known animals that blush from embarrassment.

Why it is true

Blushing is an involuntary response of the sympathetic nervous system that dilates the blood capillaries in the face. Charles Darwin described this phenomenon as the most peculiar and human of all emotional expressions.

Source: Psychology Today

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