Human Body Facts
11. Heart
An adult heart pumps about two thousand gallons of blood each day.
12. Brain
Our brain has about hundred billion nerve cells and about 100,000 miles of blood vessels.
13. Bones
Our bones are a powerhouse of strength. A bone, the size of a match box can support nine tonnes of weight almost four times the strength of a similar concrete slab.
14. Height
Each night we grow about 0.3 inches. However every morning we come back to our original height because our cartilage discs shrink due to force of gravity as we stand
15. Diet Intake
The diet intake of a common westerner includes 50 tonnes of food and about 50,000 litres of fluid.
16. Kidneys
Our body has 2 kidneys each of which has ten lakh super efficient filters. They filter about 1.25 litres of blood each minute and gives out about 1.5 litres of urine in a day.
17. Female egg
It is the largest cell of the human body.
18. Male Sperm
A human male's sperm is the smallest cell of the human body.
19. Hair
A single strand of human hair can support 3.5 ounces of weight. Imagine the strength a head completely filled with hairs.
20. Nose 02
The human nose can't detect the smell of natural gas which can be hazardous so the gas companies mix a chemical called Marcaptan to give it a distinct odour
