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.
40 Interesting Facts That You Should Know About Your Body
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’s.
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?
