Profound Quotes

You may be deceived if you trust too much but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough - Frank Crane

Friday 19 October 2012

Human body did you knows


  • Did you know 11% of people are left handed
  • Did you know unless food is mixed with saliva you can't taste it
  • Did you know the average person falls asleep in 7 minutes
  • Did you know 8% of people have an extra rib
  • Did you know the smallest bones in the human body are found in your ear
  • Did you know stewardesses is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand
  • Did you know that you burn more calories eating celery than it contains (the more you eat the thinner you become)
  • Did you know all the blinking in one day equates to having your eyes closed for 30 minutes
  • Did you know your foot has 26 bones in it
  • Did you know the average human brain contains around 78% water
  • Did you know your brain uses between 20 - 25% of the oxygen your breathe
  • Did you know a 1/4 of your bones are in your feet
  • Did you know your tongue is the fastest healing part of your body
  • Did you know a 1 minute kiss burns 26 calories
  • Did you know you burn more calories sleeping than watching TV
  • Did you know an average person will spend 25 years asleep
  • Did you know the most common mental illnesses are anxiety and depression
  • Did you know your skin is the largest organ making up the human body
  • Did you know enamel is the hardest substance in your body
  • Did you know the hyoid bone in your throat is the only bone in your body not attached to any other
  • Did you know your most sensitive finger is your index finger (closest to your thumb)
  • Did you know the human body of a 70 kg person contains 0.2mg of gold
  • Did you know women blink twice as much as men
  • Did you know Scotland has the most redheads
  • Did you know household dust is made of dead skin cells
  • Did you know the word 'testify' derived from a time when men were required to swear on their testicles
  • Did you know you take over 23,000 breaths everyday
  • Did you know your foot and your forearm are the same length
  • Did you know you burn more calories sleeping than watching television
  • Did you know 56% of typing is completed by your left hand
  • Did you know human thigh bones are stronger than concrete
  • Did you know more people are allergic to cows milk than any other food
  • Did you know your mouth produces 1 litre of saliva a day
  • Did you know your head contains 22 bones
  • Did you know the coloured part of your eye is called the iris
  • Did you know you breathe 23,000 times a day
  • Did you know if your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times
  • Did you know everyone has a unique tongue print
  • Did you know you begin to feel thirsty when your body losses 1% of water
  • Did you know hiccups usually lasts for 5 minutes
  • Did you know not all your taste buds are on our tongue (10% are on the insides of you cheeks)
  • Did you know your most active muscles are in your eye
  • Did you know your liver has over 500 functions
  • Did you know your brain uses 25% of all the oxygen your breathe
  • Did you know horses have 18 more bones than humans
  • Did you know blonde beards grow faster than darker beards
  • Did you know when recognising a persons face you use the right side of your brain
  • Did you know the human body contains 96,000km(59,650miles) of blood vessels
  • Did you know the hydrochloric acid found in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve a nail
  • Did you know on average you blink 25,000 a day
  • Did you know men have 10% more red blood cells than women
  • Did you know you have fewer muscles than a caterpillar
  • Did you know when your face blushes so does your stomach lining
  • Did you know 1 square inch of human skin contains 625 sweat glands
  • Did you know your normal body temperature is 37°C (99°F)
  • Did you know red blood cells are produced in bone marrow
  • Did you know you shed a complete layer of skin every 4 weeks
  • Did you know a Sphygmomanometer measures blood pressure
  • Did you know oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body
  • Did you know the fingerprints of koala bear are indistinguishable to that of a human

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