A human body is the most magical thing on this planet. Here’s a list of some of the most fascinating facts about the human body that you’ve probably never even heard of.
MIND = BLOWN.
Fact 1:
There is a single part of our human body that doesn’t have any blood supply. This part is the cornea which is present in the eye. It directly takes atmospheric oxygen.
Fact 2:
The nerve impulses which are sent from the brain move at a very high speed. Its speed is 274 km/h on an average.
Fact 3:
Our heart pumps about 182 million liters of blood in an average lifetime.
Fact 4:
The heart of women beats faster as compared to the heart of a man.
Fact 5:
The people who write with their right hand are more likely to live at least nine years more than the people who write with their left hand.
Fact 6:
Out of millions of people, only 7% are left handed.
Fact 7:
A person says around 5000 words in a day.
Fact 8:
A neo nettle has an ability to swallow and breathe both at the same time till seven months.
Fact 9:
The human skull has around 29 different bones.
Fact 10:
Almost 5,000 cells in our body die and get replaced by new cells every minute.
Fact 11:
When a person blushes, his stomach also turns into red color.
Fact 12:
720 enzymes are in the active state in a human body.
Fact 13:
Apart from teeth, all the human body parts have self-healing property.
Fact 14:
Even 1% of bacteria can make your body sick.
Fact 15:
Until death, a person can recall, about 120 trillion data.
Fact 16:
The umbilicus is the scientific name of the belly button.
Fact 17:
The human body needs less than seven minutes to fall asleep.
Fact 18:
You won’t even know and you will eat eight small spiders accidentally in a lifetime.
Fact 19:
In case of identical twins, if one twin doesn’t have a certain tooth, it will be absent in the other one too.
Fact 20:
A neo nettle’s body has more bones as compared to an adult.
Fact 21:
Human lungs have a surface area almost equal to the area of a tennis court.
Fact 22:
Women’s eyes blink two times less than that of a man.
Fact 23:
A person remembers only 10% of their dreams.
Fact 24:
Sperm cells are the smallest cells in a man’s body.
Fact 25:
The smell of bananas is helpful in losing weight.
Fact 26:
Our brain possesses more than four terabytes of memory capacity.
Fact 27:
The rate of human respiration gets one ⅓ time higher in spring as compared to that in autumn.
Fact 28:
Human brain generates higher electrical impulses daily. These impulses are generated more than the telephones in the whole world.
Fact 29:
The only living thing that sleeps on their backs is human beings.
Fact 30:
The human body has almost 2 kg of bacteria.
Fact 31:
There are only a few people who can move their ears out of which, ⅓ can only move a single ear.
Fact 32:
Blonde’s facial hair grows faster than that of a dark-skinned person.
Fact 33:
A four-year-old kid asks almost 480 questions in one day.
Fact 34:
In a human body, 99% calcium is present in the human teeth.
Fact 35:
After the tips of a human finger, lips are the most sensitive part of the body.
Fact 36:
Our skin gets replaced almost 1,500 times in a lifetime.
Fact 37:
During a kiss, heartbeats almost 100 times in a minute or even more.
Fact 38:
If hair were allowed to grow for a lifetime, the length would become 800 kilometers.
Fact 39:
When the body loses 1% water, we become thirsty. The loss of 10% water can even cause death.
Fact 40:
We lose 150 calories when we hit our head accidentally against the wall.
How many of these fascinating facts did you know about?
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