Really Amazing Facts About the Human Body

Our Human Body is a machine of mind-boggling complexity, we take it for granted! I mean, how often do you say, "Thank you spleen, you're so helpful & clean, know what I mean?"

So here, for you, are body facts!

In our faces are about 60 muscles. And it takes more muscles (almost twice actually) to frown than to smile. So :)

More than 2,000 gallons of blood are pumped by your most precious muscle daily. Your heart supplies blood to your arteries and veins.

Our memory is strange - You are more likely to remember something if you are in the place where you first learned it.

Your feet are quite dense and bony - they house about 1/4 of your body's bones. Considering they bear all the weight coming from above, makes perfect sense.

Your biggest muscle is the one you're sitting on! Gluteus maximus is the name, and it's a strong muscle too - in fact, pat it right now to show your appreciation. If married, go pat your spouses also. And child's, but no in-laws or cousins please.

Out of 20 people, one has an extra rib.

Your body has about six liters of blood in it. You can safely donate some(about a pint).

Women usually have more fat in their upper arms than men. Just saying, OK.

Our brains are watery! 78% to be precise. Slush, splash.

Blondes are hairier than red-heads. 140,000 hairs to 90,000(approximately).

The body replaces lost white blood cells within only 24 hours.

The urethra of a woman is about 1/10th as long as a man's(25 mm versus 25 cm). More efficient!

Your largest organ is your skin! By the way, avoid those human ovens called tanning salons, please.

You are pure amazing complexity and magical dynamism, my friend. Go out for a jog or stroll down a park trail. Eat healthy and exercise frequently!

Source:

Larry Hypes. Remembering the 1964 World Series, and other unrelated recollections. Bluefield Daily Telegraph.

Mahmood Saberi. gulfnews : Summer slump in blood donations. gulfnews.com.

The Boy Scout Handbook. Boy Scouts of America. 11th ed. 1982.

Kunz, Jeffrey R.M., MD. The American Medical Association Family Medical Guide. Random House. New York: 1982.

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