The human body really blows my mind as well. I've always been particularly intrigued by the heart. Its persistence and strength baffle me, as well as the mystery of what makes those muscles begin to contract and expand and work together so precisely. The sounds of the valves have always captivated me, too.
I'm also blown away by people who can draw and paint very well. It's something I can't even begin to do so it amazes me.
The idea of living medieval times blows my mind. Feces all over the streets and entire families sleeping in beds together...oh, and no one has properly showered. Also, very, very few people have any grasp of science, and not only is religious fundamentalism prevalent, it's even more ridiculous than the kind we know today. Superstitutions we consider asinine were valid beliefs. But those who were not rich spent so much time working for so little pay and no real rewards that they didn't really have time to ponder other belief systems, I don't think. (I had to read A World Lit Only By Fire a few semesters ago for a history class, and it blew me away).
Prejudice really befuddles me. How one can't realize that his or her reality is not the same as everyone else's and rightfully so is beyond me. For example, the fact that someone can say that the only valid sexual orientation is heterosexuality is really something to me. It's hard for me to believe that people can't see that they are partial to their own realities because it's easier to see things from your own point of view and that is what makes many prejudiced statements flawed.
The night sky blows my mind. Before I took an astronomy class (which was horribly, horribly difficult but at least I got a couple of things out of it) I had no real concept of the vastness of the universe. The distance of the stars outside my window is unfathomable to me. How tiny Earth is relative to the universe itself and many of its bodies is an enigma to me. It's obvious to me that we can't possibly be the only creatures in it.
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