20 Amazing Facts About The Human Body

The human body is an amazing piece of machinery with a few weird quirks. Yes the human body is truly an incredible specimen. Don't believe it? Take a look at these 20 facts and you'll be surprised what you learn

1: It's possible to brush your teeth too aggressively. Doing so can wear down enamel and makes teeth sensitive to hot and cold foods.

2: Goosebumps evolved to make our ancestors hair stand, making them appear more threatening to predators

3: Your fingernails don't actually grow after you are dead

4: If we were laid end to end, all of the blood vessels in the human body would encircle the Earth four times

5: Humans are the only animal with chins
6: As you breathe, most of the air is going in and out of one nostril. Every few hours, the workload shifts to the other nostril

7: The human mose can detect about 1 trillion smells

8: You have two kidneys, but only one is necessary to live

9: Belly buttons grow special hairs to catch lint
10: The satisfying sound of cracking your knuckles comes from gas bubbles bursting in your joints

11: Skin is the body's largest organ and can comprise 15 percent of a person's total weight

12: Thumbs have their own pulse

13: Your tongue is made up of eight interwoven muscles, similar in structure to an elephant's trunk or an octopus's tentacle.

14: On a genetic level, all human beings are more than 99 percent identical
15: The foot is one of the most ticklish part of the body

16: Blushing is caused by a rush of adrenaline

17: The heart beats more than 3 billion times in the average human lifespan

18: Hair grows fast about 6 inches per year, The only thing in the body that grows faster is the bone marrow

19: The pineal gland, which secretes the hormone melatonin, got its name from its shape which resembles a pine nut

20: Extraocular muscles in the eye are the body's fastest muscles. They allow both eyes to flick in the same direction in a 50 millisecond movement

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