21 Amazing Facts About The Functioning Of The Human Body
1 - Your nose can recognize 50, 000 different smells;
2 - Every hour, your body releases 600, 000 particles of dead skin;
3 - Its body is formed by 7, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000 atoms;
4 - All people have tiny mites living on their eyelashes;
5 - Sweat is odorless, and what makes it stinky are the bacteria present in it;
6 - Having enough body hair is a feature linked to smarter people;
7 - Ears and nose never stop growing;
8 - Your eyes can distinguish about 10 million different colors;
9 - Of the time we are awake, 10% is spent with our eyes closed when we blink;
10 - All bacteria in our body, if gathered, would weigh almost 2 kg;
11 - The human body produces one liter of mucus a day;
12 - There are over 100 different types of cancer that can affect any region of the body;
13 - 13% of your bones are made up of water;
14 - Most of the dust under your bed is actually remnants of your dead skin;
15 - Sleeping less than seven hours a night reduces a person's life expectancy;
16 - Its digestive tract is a tube that, starting at the mouth and ending at the anus, is 9m long;
To take just one step, 200 muscles are used;
18 - Your taste buds are replaced every 10 days;
19 - Fat cells have an average life of 10 years;
20 - Without the pinky, your hand would lose about 50% strength;
21 - The testicles hang between the legs to get cold, because sperm die at body temperature.
* Posted on 9/15/2017