Friday, December 21, 2007

Strange facts about the human body

Babies are born with 300 bones, but by adulthood we have only 206 in our bodies.
Every square inch of your body is populated by an about 32 million bacteria.
Your largest internal organ is the small intestine at an average length of 20 feet. If cut into pasta size pieces it would serve four.
85% of your brain is water.
Humans shed and regrow outer skin cells about every 27 days - almost 1,000 new skins in a lifetime.
It is impossible to kill yourself by holding your breath.
When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop-- even your heart!
Babies are born without knee caps. They don't appear until they are 2 -6 years old.
People have legs of slightly different lengths.
Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.
The human tooth has 55 miles of canal in it.
A team of medical experts in Virginia contends you're more likely to catch the common cold virus by shaking hands than by kissing.
The average duration of sexual intercourse for humans is 2 minutes.
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