Amazing Facts About Your Heart
Random human heart facts, including surprising statistics, revolutionary discovers, and diseases.
1. Fact 1
Every day, the heart creates enough energy to drive a truck 20 miles.
2. Fact 2
In a lifetime, that is equivalent to driving to the moon and back.
3. Fact 3
The heart pumps blood to almost all of the body 75 trillion cells.
4. Fact 4
Only the corneas receive no blood supply.
5. Fact 5
The heart does the most physical work of any muscle during a lifetime.
6. Fact 6
During an average lifetime, the heart will pump nearly 1.5 million barrels of blood enough to fill 200 train tank cars.
7. Fact 7
The first heart cell starts to beat as early as 4 weeks.
8. Fact 8
The blue whale has the largest heart weighing over 1,500 pounds.
9. Fact 9
The more education you have, the lower your risk of heart disease.
10. Fact 10
In spite of that, heart disease is still the greatest threat to your health.
