FACTS ABOUT THE HUMAN BODY
Added on: 17th Nov 2015
THE LARGEST CELL IN THE HUMAN BODY IS THE
FEMALE EGG AND IRONICALLY THE SMALLEST IS
THE SPERM CELL. A WOMAN’S EGG IS ACTUALLY
THE ONLY CELL IN THE BODY THAT IS VISIBLE
TO THE NAKED EYE.
WHEN WE ARE BABIES OUR HEAD IS ONE-QUARTER
OF THE TOTAL LENGTH OF OUR BODY, BUT BY THE
AGE OF TWENTY-FIVE WILL ONLY BE ONE-EIGHTH OF
ITS TOTAL LENGTH. THIS IS BECAUSE PEOPLE’S HEADS
GROW AT A MUCH SLOWER RATE THAN THE REST
OF THEIR BODIES.
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE HUMAN BODY HAS ABOUT
SIXTY THOUSAND MILES OF BLOOD VESSELS.
TEETH ARE THE ONLY PART OF THE HUMAN BODY
THAT CAN’T REPAIR THEMSELVES.
YOUR EYES ARE ALWAYS THE SAME SIZE FROM BIRTH,
BUT YOUR NOSE AND EARS NEVER STOP GROWING.
THE BRAIN OPERATES ON THE SAME AMOUNT OF POWER
AS A TEN-WATT LIGHTBULB, EVEN WHILE YOU ARE SLEEPING.
IN FACT, THE BRAIN IS MUCH MORE ACTIVE AT NIGHT
THAN DURING THE DAY.
A RECENT STUDY SHOWS THAT MEMORY CAN BE AFFECTED
BY BODY POSITION. APPARENTLY, WHERE YOU ARE AND
HOW YOU ARE POSITIONED IN YOUR ENVIRONMENT CAN
DRASTICALLY TRIGGER MEMORY.
WHILE FACIAL HAIR SERVES SOME PURPOSES, THE HAIR
FOUND ON THE REST OF OUR BODY IS PRACTICALLY
USELESS AND CAN BE REMOVED WITH FEW TO NO
SIDE EFFECTS.
WE MIGHT CONSIDER IT GROSS AND CLEAN IT OUT
EVERY CHANCE WE GET BUT EARWAX IS NECESSARY AND
SERVES AS A SHIELD FOR OUR EARS.
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