19 Amazing Facts About The Human Body That Will Blow Your Mind
Passamaquoddy
Published
08/06/2014
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Pop Culture
The human body sure is amazing, and these facts may blow your mind.
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Humans are roughly 1 centimeter taller in the morning than in the evening. -
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Human fingers are so sensitive, that if your fingers were the size of Earth, you could feel the difference between a house and a car. -
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The human eye is so sensitive that if the Earth were flat, you could spot a candle flickering at night from up to 30 miles away. -
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Humans share 50% of their DNA with bananas. -
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Humans shed 40 pounds of skin in their lifetime, completely replacing their outer skin every month. -
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In one day, your blood travels 12,000 miles around your body. Thats four times the distance across the US from coast-to-coast. -
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Around 90 of the cells that make humans arent human in origin. Were mostly fungi and bacteria. -
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The human brain uses 20 of the entire bodys oxygen and calorie intake, despite only accounting for about 2 of an adults body mass -
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Each finger and toenail takes six months to grow from base to tip. -
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A condition called synesthesia can cause senses to overlap. In other words, some people can taste words or hear colors. -
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The focusing muscles of the eyes move around 100,000 times a day. To give your leg muscles the same workout, you would need to walk 50 miles every day -
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A single human blood cell takes only 60 seconds to make a complete circuit of the body -
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The human brain is much more active at night than during the day. -
14.
The higher your I.Q. the more you dream. -
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The acid in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve razorblades. -
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A full bladder is roughly the size of a softball -
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The average person breaks wind 14 times each day. -
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Your nose can remember 50,000 different scents. -
19.
It is impossible to tickle yourself.
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