15 incredible facts about your body you didn’t know
We often do not appreciate our bodies enough because we have no idea of the surprising things they can do. Years of research have confirmed that our bodies are beautiful masterpieces carefully knitted together with the greatest attention to detail.
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Here are some incredible facts about your body I bet you didn’t know.
Your skin is the largest organ of your body: It weighs around 8 pounds on average and covers an area of about 22 square feet. It is made of water, protein, fats and minerals. and regulates body temperature.
You shed around 600,000 particles of skin every hour, which amounts to about 1.5 pounds of skin each year. Research from the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology found that shedding skin contributes to 69 to 88 percent of dust in our homes.
Your fingernails grow faster than your toenails, with the average fingernail growing about 3.5 millimeters per month.
Incredible Facts About Your Digestive System
Your stomach lining produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks. This protecting it from being digested by its own digestive juices.
Your liver is capable of regenerating itself. With up to 25% of its mass being able to grow back after injury or surgical removal.
The acid in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve razor blades, but the stomach lining prevents it from digesting itself.
Did you also know your small intestine is around 22 feet long, playing a crucial role in the digestion and absorption of nutrients from food.
Facts About Your Senses
Your nose can remember up to 50,000 different scents, making it a powerful tool for detecting and recalling various odors.
The human eyes can distinguish between approximately 10 million different colors, thanks to specialized cells called cones in the retina.
Your ears continue to grow throughout your entire life, although the rate of growth slows down with age.
Facts About Your Cardiovascular System
The strongest muscle in your body is the masseter muscle, responsible for chewing and exerting immense force when clenching your jaw.
Your heart beats around 100,000 times a day, pumping blood throughout your body to deliver oxygen and nutrients to your cells.
Other Facts
The human brain is composed of about 75% water, emphasizing the importance of hydration for cognitive function. It is also the fattiest organ in the body, consisting of a minimum of 60% fat. Humans have the largest brain-to-body ratio of any animal. The blood vessels in the brain, if stretched end-to-end, would be about 100,000 miles long. (Source: Rehabilitation Info Portal )
Your bones are stronger than steel.
Ounce for ounce, with a cubic inch of bone being able to bear the weight of five pickup trucks. Bone typically has an elastic modulus that is like concrete but it’s 10 times stronger in compression. As for the stainless-steel comparison, bone has a similar compressive strength but is three times lighter.
DNA can stretch from the Earth to the Sun and back more than 600 times, highlighting the incredible compactness of genetic material.
If these facts don’t convince you that you are indeed special then I don’t know what else will. Every part of our bodies have been perfected to its current state thanks to harsh situations humans have had to endure over the many years of our existence.
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Next time you stand in a mirror be proud of the body God has given you. The incredible facts about your body aren’t limited to just these few of them. Everyday, new discoveries are made.
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