Other Human Body Facts

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Other Human Facts

Other Human Facts
  • The smile is the most frequently used facial expression. A smile can use anywhere from a pair of 5 to 53 facial muscles.
  • The slowest growing finger nail is on the thumb nail and the fastest growing is the finger nail on the middle finger.
  • The sensitivity of a woman's middle finger is reduced during menstruation.
  • The same amount of calories are burned by doing 6 sessions that are 5 minutes each of an activity and doing 1 session of that activity for 30 minutes.
  • The pectin that is found in apples aids in lowering cholesterol levels.
  • The most frequent season for most suicides to occur is in the spring. The winter months have the lowest number of suicides.
  • The majority of American models are skinnier than 98% of American women.
  • The longest hiccups on record was by an American pig farmer whose hiccups persisted from 1922 to 1987.
  • The longer white infants from low-income families are breast-fed, the less likely they will be overweight as young children, researchers said on Monday.
  • The length of a human esophagus is 25 centimeters.
  • The human liver performs over 500 functions.
  • The feet have approximately 250,000 sweat glands.
  • The eight most popular foods to cause food allergies are: milk, eggs, wheat, peanuts, soy, tree nuts, fish, and shellfish.
  • The early occurrence of a fetus yawning is at eleven weeks after conception.
  • The average ear grows 0.01 inches in length every year.
  • The Gastric Flu can cause projectile vomiting.
  • The Dutch people are known to be the tallest people in Europe.
  • Studies have shown that the scent of Rosemary can help in better mental performance and make individuals feel more alert.
  • Some brands of toothpaste contain glycerin or glycerol, which is also an ingredient in antifreeze.
  • Soaking beans for twelve hours in water before they are cooked can reduce flatulence caused by beans.
  • Scientists say that babies that are breastfed are more likely to be slimmer as adults than those that are not breastfed.
  • Scientists have determined that having guilty feelings may actually damage your immune system
  • Research has indicated that approximately eleven minutes are cut off the life of an average male smoker from each cigarette smoked.
  • People have the tendency to chew the food on the side that they most often use their hand.
  • Over 600,000 people died as a result of the Spanish influenza epidemic.
  • Only one out of every three people wash their hands when leaving a public bathroom.
  • One ragweed plant can release as many as a million grains of pollen in one day.
  • One out of 20 people have an extra rib.
  • One average, men spend 60 hours a year shaving.
  • On average, falling asleep while driving results in 550 accidents per day in the United States.
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