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There are 123 Health Facts!
- 01. 2 out of 3 adults in the United States have hemorrhoids.View Comments (0) Post a CommentFurther Details:Date Added: 2009-04-30 09:51:08
Type: Health Fact - 02. 25% of your bones are located in your feet.
- 03. 35,000 people in the U.S. will die from the flu annually.
- 14. 40% of all indigestion remedies sold in the world are bought by Americans.
- 05. A fetus develops fingerprints at eighteen weeks!
- 16. A hard working adult sweats up to 4 gallons per day. Most of the sweat evaporates before a person realizes it's there, though!
- 77. A man once sued his doctor because he survived his cancer longer than the doctor predicted.
- 08. A person infected with the SARS virus, has a 95-98% chance of recovery.
- 09. A person will burn 7 percent more calories if they walk on hard dirt compared to pavement.
- 010. A sneeze can travel as fast as 100 miles per hour.
- 511. A toothbrush within 6 feet of a toilet can get airborne bacteria from flushing.
- 012. A woman's sense of smell is most sensitive during ovulation.
- 013. About 400 different kinds of microbes live on and in the human body.
- 114. About half of all Americans are on a diet on any given day.
- 015. An average adult produces about half a liter of flatulent gas per day, resulting in an average of about fourteen occurrences of flatulence a day.
- 016. At age 70, more than 70 percent of men are still potent!
- 717. Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
- 018. By the age of 60, most people have lost 50% of their taste buds.
- 019. Children are more allergic to cockroaches than they are to cats!
- 020. Children are poisoned most frequently by eating harmful plants.
- 021. Clinophobia is the fear of beds!
- 122. Common pesticides such as roach, termite, and flea insecticide can be found in the bodies of the majority of Americans.
- 823. Contrary to popular beliefs, chocolate does not cause acne.
- 224. Crushed cockroaches can be applied to a stinging wound to help relieve the pain.
- 325. Dating back to the 1600's, thermometers were filled with Brandy instead of mercury.
- 026. Deep Breathing gives you health benefits similar to aerobics.
- 127. During a typical human life span, the human heart will beat approximately 2.5 billion times.
- 128. During menstruation, the sensitivity of a woman's middle finger is reduced.
- 029. Each nostril of a human being register smell in a different way. Smells that are made from the right nostril are more pleasant than the left.
- 530. Every day, the average person swallows about a quart of mucous.
- 231. Every hour one billion cells in the body must be replaced.
- 232. Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie!
- 033. Fingernails grow fastest on the hand you favor.
- 034. Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!
- 035. Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails.
- 036. Flu shots only work about 70% of the time.
- 537. From the age of thirty, humans gradually begin to shrink in size.
- 038. Gardening is said to be one of the best exercises for maintaining healthy bones.
- 039. Household bleach is the recommended chemical to decontaminate people exposed to the anthrax virus, by the U.S. F.D.A.
- 440. Human teeth are almost as hard as rocks!
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