Did You Know Series -Amazing Facts About The Human Body
Did You Know Series - Amazing Facts About The Human Body
It's Amazing what you can learn. I found some pretty amazing facts about the human body you just have to read. Do you already know some of these? If so you are ahead of me. These are all new and interesting facts, I have just learned. Take a look at the list below and test your knowledge.
- The human body contains enough fat to make seven bars of soap.
- Stomach acid can dissolve metal. If it were to touch your skin, it would burn a hole right through it.
- Embryos develop fingerprints three months after conception.
- Between birth and death, the human body has a bone decrease. It goes from having 300 bones to 206.
- Every organ that you have two of, you only need one of them to survive.
- You are taller in the morning than you are at night.
- Hearts can actually beat outside of their bodies.
- Babies only blink twice a minute, while adults average 10 times a minute.
- Humans shed about 600,000 particles of skin each and every hour.
- When you blush, the inside of your stomach does too.
- There are certain kinds of tumors that can grow their own teeth and hair – these are called teratomas. Who knew!
- Humans are bioluminescent, the light just isn't perceptible to the human eye.
- Astronauts can actually grow up to two inches taller, while in space.
- The highest recorded fever ever was that of 115 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 50% of your hand strength actually comes from your pinky finger.
- Your brain can survive for up to 10 minutes without oxygen.
- In cases of extreme starvation, the brain will begin to eat itself. (how do they know this)
- When listening to music, your heartbeat will sync with the rhythm.
- Humans can’t digest grass. (why are we eating it, to begin with?) It's Amazing what you can learn
- The Lower back is the weakest part of the body
