Fun Facts About the Human Body

Fun Facts About the Human Body

  • Beards are the fastest growing hairs on the human body. If the average man never trimmed his beard, it would grow to nearly 30 feet long in his lifetime.
  • Everyone has a unique smell, except identical twins – they smell the same!
  • A human fetus acquires fingerprints at the age of three months. You are unique from the very start.
  • Every individual has a unique tongue print. Like fingerprints, your tongue print can be used to identify you.
  • The fastest growing nail is on the middle finger... Yes, THAT middle finger.
  • On average, people who dream more often and more vividly have higher I.Qs. Sleep tight and dream.
  • Sneezes regularly exceed 100 mph, while coughs clock in at about 60 mph. Tropical storm force winds straight from your body!
  • It is not possible to tickle yourself. When you try you are aware of the exact time and manner in which the tickling will occur, unlike when someone else tickle...
  • Your nose is not as sensitive as a dog's, but it can remember 50,000 different scents. Chocolate chip cookies transporting you to gramma’s kitchen is always a f...
  • Your pet isn't the only one in the house with a shedding problem. Humans shed about 600,000 particles of skin every hour, or 1.5 pounds each year. On average pe...
  • Around half of all teen-agers are sleep-deprived. Despite what parents might think, many teens are lacking in ZZZZs.
  • We spend about 10% of our waking hours with our eyes closed, blinking. That’s 10-20 times per minute.
  • Your heartbeat changes and mimics the music you listen to. Music slows you down or revs you up depending upon the tempo.
  • Athazagoraphobia is the fear of being ignored or forgotten. Try pronouncing it!
  • Beards are the fastest growing hairs on the human body. If the average man never trimmed his beard, it would grow to nearly 30 feet long in his lifetime.
  • Everyone has a unique smell, except identical twins – they smell the same!
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