Facts about the Human Body
When babies are born, they have over 300 bones. However, as they grow older, their bones fuse and become 206 bones.
Every second, there are 25 million cells produced by your body.
Bones are a stronger material than steel.
About 60% of the human body is made up of Water. The heart and brain specifically are 73% water.
Your gut, or gastrointestinal system, is the only organ to have its nervous system. Sometimes, that gut feeling is just your second brain.
If you took your veins, capillaries, and arteries and laid them across the floor, it would measure over 60,000 miles and wrap around the Earth 4 times.
When humans lose dead skin cells of their bodies, it helps decrease pollution. The dead skin cells lower ozone and other forms of indoor pollution.
Your heart can beat to the rhythm of the music you are listening to. Crescendos can lead to raised blood pressure, while silent moments in the music will do the opposite.
Women’s brains shrink during pregnancies due to hormonal changes.
The average human breathes 11,000 liters of air a day.
Smell dictates about 80% of the levels of an individual's ability to taste.
Humans have unique tongue prints and fingerprints.
Humans are the only animals with chins
The left side of your brain controls the right side of your body, and the right side of your brain controls the left side of your body.
A human carries about 4 pounds of bacteria at any given moment.
The skin is the largest organ
Wrinkles are caused by skin getting thinner, drier, and less elastic.
Females have more tastebuds than males.
Goosebumps were an adaptation by humans to appear more threatening to predators.
The thickest layer of skin is in the palms and soles of your feet.
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