Here are wacky facts about human body : -
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The largest organ in the body is the skin.
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The liver is the largest gland and the largest internal organ in the human
body.
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The brian uses over a quarter of the oxygen used by the human body.
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Our heat beats around 100000 times a day, 36500000 times a year and over a
billion times if you live beyond 30.
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Length of thum is the same with nose.
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Red blood cells carry oxygen around the body. They are created inside the bone
marrow.
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It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
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The biggest muscle in the body is gluteus maximus , in the buttock.
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The lungs contain over 300, 000 million capillaries. If they were laid end to
end, they would stretch 2400 km.
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Every drop of blood in human body is filtered by the body over 300 times a day.
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The ovum is the largest cell in the human body.
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lungs have a surface area of around 70 square meters.
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The stapes is the smallest bone in the body. It’s located in the inner ear.
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The acid in stomach is strong enough to dissolve razor blades.
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Nose and Ears continue growing throughout entire life.
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Each person has a unique tongue print just like the fingerprints.
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The longest muscle in the body is Sartorius.
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The smallest muscle in the body is Stapedius, deep in the ar. It is thinner
than a thread and 0.05 inches ( 0.12 centimeters ) in length.
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Enamel is hardest substance in the human body.
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All babies are color blind when they are born , they only see black &
white.
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The tongue is the strongest muscle in the human body.
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It takes 17 muslce to smile and 43 to frown.
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The adult body is made up of : 100 trillion cells, 206 bones, 600 muslces and
22 internal organs.
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Bone in an adult account for 14% of the body’s total weight.
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A body born with 300 bones in their body, but as an adult we have 206 bones.
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200 muscles used to take one step.
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The strongest bone in your body is the femur ( thighbone ) and its hollow. It
is also the longest and largest bone in Human body.
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The normal pulse is 70 heartbeats per minute.
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Blood is 6 times thicker than water.
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Facial hair grows faster than any other hair on the body.
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Our kidneys filter about 1.3 liters of blood every minute & expel up to 1.4
liters of urine in a day.
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The only part of the body without blood supply is the cornea in the eye. It
takes in oxygen directly from the air.
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An average human produces 10,000 gallons of saliva in a lifetime.
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The fastest growing nail is on the middle finger.
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14 bones make up the human face.
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The human heart creates enough pressure while pumping to squirt blood to 30
feet.
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The tooth is the only part of the human body that can’t repair itself.
