Wednesday, February 4, 2015

The Human Body - part 4

Continuing the series of intriguing facts about the human body......
31. The fastest growing nail is on the middle finger.

32. Facial hair grows faster than any other hair on the body. This is true
for men as well as women.

33. There are as many hairs per square inch on your body as a chimpanzee.

34. A human fetus acquires fingerprints at the age of three months. 


35. By the age of 60, most people will have lost about half their taste buds.

36. About 32 million bacteria call every inch of your skin home. But don't
worry, a majority of these are harmless or even helpful bacteria.

37. The colder the room you sleep in, the higher the chances are that you'll
have a bad dream.

38. Human lips have a reddish color because of the great concentration of
tiny capillaries just below the skin.

39. Three hundred million cells die in the human body every minute.

40. Like fingerprints, every individual has an unique tongue print that can
be used for identification.

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