10 Mind-blowing Facts About The Human Body

Ever wondered how your body works? Well, get ready to be surprised. Our bodies are full of amazing and fascinating and facts that will leave you in awe, ranging from the way we breathe to the way we move.  And with virtually almost every single part and organ working together, there’s so much to discover about the complexity of the human body.

So, here are some of the mind-blowing facts about the human body you might not know about.

1. Your Mouth Produces about One litre of Saliva each day

2. Laid end to end, an adult’s blood could circle Earth’s equator four times

3. The average person has 67 different bacteria species in their belly button

4. The human heart beats more than three billion times in an average life span

5. Scientists estimate that the nose can trigger a trillion different scents

6. The tongue is covered in about 8000 taste buds, each containing up to 100 cells helping you to taste your food.

7. You are about 1cm taller in the morning when you first get up than when you go to bed. This is because during the day the soft cartilage between your bones gets squashed and compressed.

8. On average you fart enough in one day to fill a party balloon.

9. A man produces more than 500 billion sperm cells in his entire lifetime

10. The brain weighs about 3 pounds whereas men tend to have a larger brain than women. However, the weight of the brain doesn’t imply intelligence.

Are you surprised? Well, you should.

Comment below the particular fact(s) that surprised you the most.

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