Interesting Facts About the Human Body
Your body is an interesting living machine. It is unfortunate that many people just take it for granted. There are several interesting facts about the human body that might just convince you to take care of your own. Here are some of them.
The human eye is so sensitive that if the Earth were flat, you could spot a candle flickering at night from up to 30 miles away.
If you think there is nothing special about your body, just think about what your eyes can do. The human eye is a sensitive organ. It is so sensitive that your eye can spot a flickering candle in the dark from miles away. Not only that, the eye is also considered as the second most complex organ in the human body next to the brain.
The human brain can read up to 1,000 words per minute.
The average person reads at a rate of 120-200 words a minute. About one percent can read around 400 words a minute. But with practice of speed reading techniques, it is possible to up to 1,000 words per minute. Howard Berg, considered as the world’s fastest reader, can read at an incredible 25,000 words per minute rate.
A full head of human hair is strong enough to support 12 tons.
That is how strong your hair is. If banded together, your hair can support the weight of a medium-sized excavator.
Humans shed 40 pounds of skin in their lifetime, completely replacing their outer skin every month.
The human body is able to create skin cells at an alarming rate. To think that you can replace your outer skin every much is incredible. Just imagine, in an average lifetime, humans can shed skin equivalent to the weight of a 3-year old child.
There are still so many incredible things you need to know about the human body. The more you discover, the more you can appreciate just how incredible it can be. That may just be the reason you need in order to take care of it.
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