20 Random Fun Facts About The Human Body You Missed

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What is the Human Body?

20 Random Human Body Facts

  1. The human heart beats around 100,000 times a day.
  2. The brain contains approximately 86 billion neurons.
  3. Human bones are five times stronger than steel.
  4. The digestive system is about 30 feet long.
  5. The skin is the body’s largest organ.
  6. Humans shed about 600,000 particles of skin every hour.
  7. The average person breathes in around 11,000 liters of air each day.
  8. Blood makes up about 8% of your body weight.
  9. The smallest bone in the body is in the ear.
  10. The human nose can detect over 1 trillion scents.
  11. Our bodies produce about 25 million new cells each second.
  12. The liver can regenerate itself to some extent.
  13. Humans are the only animals that cry emotional tears.
  14. The average person will produce enough saliva in their lifetime to fill two swimming pools.
  15. The human body has around 37.2 trillion cells.
  16. Fingernails grow faster than toenails.
  17. The body has over 600 muscles.
  18. The human eye can distinguish about 10 million different colors.
  19. Hair grows about 0.5 inches per month.
  20. The stomach gets a new lining every few days to prevent it from digesting itself.
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