20 Amazing Facts about the Human Body you probably didn’t know
Here’s the thing; you’ve had your body for years, right from when you were little up until now, but do you really know much about it?
You might not know this, but the human body is more complex than you can possibly imagine.
In fact, some of its complex mechanisms baffle the most qualified doctors and scientists!
In this video, we’re going to explore up to 20 incredible facts about the body, and we’re certain that most of them will surprise you.
Let’s get started!
1. Ever given thought to how strong your hair is? Well, it’s pretty shocking but according to scientists, a single strand can hold the weight of a hanging apple!
In essence, it can hold a weight of up to 100 grams!
2. Humans don’t just have unique fingerprints; our tongue print is unique as well!
3. An incoming brain pulse can be as fast as 400 km/h
4. There’s a huge amount of bacteria in a person’s mouth. In fact, the number is as much as the number of people living on Earth.
5. The human blood runs the distance of 19,312 kilometers over the course of a day.
6. As humans, we make up to 20,000 breaths every single day.
7. Today, when we talk about blood types, there’s a good chance mentioning just four. But do you know we have more than that?
Well, we actually do — it’s up to 29! It’s also good to point out that the rarest subtype belongs to the Bombay subtype.
8. The length of every nerve in the human body sums up to 75 kilometers.
9. Our eye can recognize up to 10 million different colors; however, the brain finds it hard to remember all of them.
10. Ever heard of Demodex? Well, there’s a good chance that you haven’t and no one can blame you for that.
For the most part, Demodex are special mites that live on eyelashes, and as expected, you can get rid of them with the right treatment — tea tree oil works great!
11. The human ears grows incredibly fast — up to a quarter of a millimeter per year. What’s more, they keep growing throughout our lives!
12. Your heart beats every day, but do you know how many times it beats a year? It beats up to 35 million times!
13. Just one square centimeter of your skin contain up to 100 pain sensors.
14. The human body loses up to one million skin cells every single day and up to two kilos a year.
15. Got an idea of how much food the average person consumes throughout his or her life? Well, it can be as much as 35 tons!
16. As humans, we spend up to five years of our life blinking, but the good news is, we also do other productive things at the same time.
17. It’s also good to point out that girls have superior sense of taste to boys. In other words, girls have more taste buds on their tongues.
18. The air from the human sneeze can travel up to 160 km/h.
19. Do you love smiling? If yes, keep at it! The simple act triggers just 17 facial muscles but crying actually activates 43 muscles!
20. To sum it up, over 100,000 chemical reactions go on every second in your brain — it actually functions as your own chemist!
So there you have it! 20 amazing facts about the human body!
Which of these facts do you find to be fascinating? I’ll be thrilled to know your thoughts in the comments!
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