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Unlocking the Marvels Within: Exploring Intriguing Body Facts

10 things about the body you probably didn't know about

By Hazel JoPublished 5 days ago • 3 min read

Have you ever wondered what unique features your body possesses?

Maybe how a single hair strand although looking thin and fragile can support the weight of 100 grams or that your Pinky fingernail grows slower than the rest of the other fingernails, how your nose and your ears continue to grow throughout your lifetime or how Luminescent our skeleton is Skeleton.

Want to find more interesting facts, Keep reading.

Welcome, curious minds! 🌟 In this captivating journey, we’ll delve into the intricate machinery that powers our existence—the human body. From microscopic wonders to awe inspiring adaptations, prepares to be blown away.

1) Your brain process electrical impulses faster than a lightning bolt. That's why you will remove your hand from something so hot without even thinking about it. Talk about reflexes.

2)Do you know where your smallest bone is located? about it for a second. It is located in the ear and called the stapes. The bone assisted with two other bones forming the ossicular chain in the middle ear aids in the hearing process.

3)Your body can regenerate an entire new skeleton over the course of 10 years. Every new decade you are technically a new person.

4)Your left lung is smaller than your right lung. Why? Your heart needs somewhere to stay.

5)Teeth are the only body part that cannot regrow its self. Once the tooth is broken, the job is done so remember to always take your minerals and vitamins to support your teeth strength.

6)Your brain contains more than 100 billion neurons that work together to create a response faster than lightning.

7) The acid found in the stomach is one of the most acidic substances the world has to offer, with a pH of only 1. It is so corrosive that it can dissolve many metals but surprisingly cannot dissolve plastic. Now you are probably asking yourself, how the stomach protects its self, which leads us to number 6

8) The stomach has 5 main protective layer namely serosa, muscularis externa, submucosa and mucosa.

9) You have little critters living inside your GI tract. How many? Approximately 100 trillion microorganisms, most of them are bacteria. You also have viruses, fungi, and protozoa existing among the bacteria. Lastly

10) Do you ever find yourself cutting your toenails every 1-3 months. Well this is due to the fact that your finger nails grow twice as quickly as your toe nails.

11) A mans body has more water mass than a womans body. This is a results of men having on average having more muscles than women. as a result more cells are available in their body and as most of the water weight is a result from the fluid found in the cells, they have more water mass.

12) The largest muscle in your body is your gluteus maximu. Also known as your Boody.

13) Your tounge has a special print on it just like your fingers unique to only you. Imagine in the Near future if we hand to use your tounge to unlock our devices. Interesting.

14) Take a moment to acknowledge your pinkie finger. Although small, this little finger of yours is responsible for up to 50% of your hand strength. Dynamite comes in small packages.

15) Every person has a unique smell attached to them

16) No matter how many times you try, it’s impossible to sneeze and keep your eyes open at the same time. would you want your eyes to pop out.

Your body has more interesting features to be explored as we only touched on the surface.

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