The human body is an incredible machine; a combination of numerous smaller mechanisms,which work in perfect harmony to help us maintain our well being. Here are some amazing facts about our bodies, that most people aren't generally aware of.
The Most Unique Facts About The Human Body That Will Leave You Awestruck.
By
Saurav Majumdar in
Amazing
On 24th November 2014
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#1 Human bones
Human bones are as strong as granite and a small bone portion can withstand 8 tons of weight.
#2 Our eyes
Human vision is extremely powerful. So powerful, that we would be able to notice the flickering flame of a candle, placed at a distance of 50 kilometers; if Earth was flat.
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#3 All about atoms
The human body has an incredible amount of atoms; twice more than the number of stars in the Universe.
#4 Human Lungs
If all the capillaries of were lungs were lined up, they would stretch about 1609 kilometers.
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#5 We're basically water?
The average adult human body is 50-65% water, averaging around 57-60%. The percentage of water in infants is much higher, typically around 75-78% water, dropping to 65% by one year of age.
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#6 Human blood vessels
One could circumnavigate Earth two and a half times,with the 60,000 miles of blood vessels inside an average human body.
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#7 Our skin
We produce millions of new cells every second, in the process regenarating our skin cells. An average person loses up to 18 pounds of skin during his lifetime.
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#8 We glow in the dark?
Humans are bioluminescent and glow in the dark, much like certain deep-sea creatures. However, the light that we emit is 1,000 times weaker than our eyes can notice.
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#9 Why do we breathe so much?
We breathe mainly to relieve carbon dioxide buildup than for the need of oxygen. Otherwise, we would be breathing as less as a couple of times a minute.
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#10 Not entirely human?
90 percent of our body's cells consist of various fungi and bacteria.Only 10 percent are actually human cells.
