- The average human brain has about 100 billion nerve cells.
- Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as 170 miles (274 km) per hour.
- The thyroid cartilage is more commonly known as the Adams apple.
- The only joint-less bone in your body is the hyoid bone in your throat.
- It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
- Your stomach needs to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it would digest itself.
- It takes the interaction of 72 different muscles to produce human speech.
- The average life of a taste bud is 10 days.
- The average cough comes out of your mouth at 60 miles (96.5 km) per hour.
- Relative to size, the strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
Wednesday, 4 July 2012
Facts about human body
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