Top 20 Strange Facts About the Human Body
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We learn the major body parts at a very young age. These facts are strange and possibly never taught.
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1.
Lungs
the left lung is smaller than the right to make room for the heart
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Saliva
the average human produces a quart of saliva per day
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Bones
we are born with 300 bones, an adult has 206 bones
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Brain
approximately 85% of the human brain is made of water
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5.
IQ
the higher the IQ, the more the person dreams
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6.
Touches face
The average person touches their face 19 times per hour
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Tongue
the human tongue is the only muscle in the body that is not attached at both ends
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8.
Tongue Print
every individual has a unique print just like fingerprints
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9.
Hair
is virtually indestructible except by fire
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10.
Heart
by 70 years of age, your heart will have beat 2½ billion times
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Blood Vessels
approximately 20 feet of blood vessels make up every square inch
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12.
Brain
the brain uses on quarter of the oxygen in our body
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13.
Sulfur
the typical human body contains enough sulfur to kill every flea on an average dog
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14.
Cells
while you read this sentence, 50,000 of the cells in your body will have died and been replaced
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Growth
your ears ad nose continue to grow throughout your life
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Muscles
we use 200 muscles to move one step forward
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17.
Taste Buds
we lose half of our taste buds by the time we are 60
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18.
Unborn Baby
an unborn baby has developed fingerprints just three months into the pregnancy
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19.
Cough
when we cough we release an explosive charge of air that can travel up to 60 miles per hour
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Stomach
the average stomach of an adult has the volume of 1/5 cup. When stuffed, the volume could reach a little over a gallon
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