Post by justjohn on Jan 22, 2008 3:40:18 GMT -7
THE HUMAN BODY IS FULL OF WONDERS
The human body is a machine that is full of wonder. This collection of human body facts will leave you wondering why in the heck we were designed the way we were.
Scientists say the higher your I.Q. The more you dream.
You use 200 muscles to take one step.
The average woman is 5 inches shorter than the average man.
Your big toes have two bones each while the rest have three.
A pair of human feet contains 250,000 sweat glands.
A full bladder is roughly the size of a soft ball.
The a cid in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve razor
blades.
The human brain cell can hold 5 times as much information as the
Encyclopedia Britannica.
It takes the food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your
stomach.
The average human dream lasts 2-3 seconds.
Men without hair on their chests are more likely to get
cirrhosis of
the liver than men with hair.
At the moment of conception, you spent about half an hour as a
single cell.
There is about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet.
Your body gives off enough heat in 30 minutes to bring half a
gallon of water
to a boil.
The enamel in your teeth is the hardest substance in your body.
Your teeth start growing 6 months before you are born.
When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate,
and they do the
same when you are looking at someone you hate.
Your thumb is the same length of your nose.
At this very moment I know full well you are putting this last
fact to the test! Now remove your thumb from your nose and pass this on to the friends you think are interested in comparing their thumbs to their noses
as well!