Health Facts

    Random Health Facts

    There are 273 Health Facts!

    Fingernails grow fastest on the hand you favor.
    44
    Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
    232
    Enamel is hardest substance in the human body.
    61
    Hypnic Jerk
    Hypnic Jerk
    When you wake up with a jolt, it's called a Hypnic Jerk. This usually happens during the lightest stages of sleep, and can happen as a natural reaction when you fall asleep in a car or airplane.
    35
    By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
    9
    By the age of 60, most people have lost 50% of their taste buds.
    17
    The smallest human penis ever recorded was just 5/8 of an inch long!
    77
    According to a study conducted by the University of South Carolina, Marijuana can be used to reduce inflammation and treat autoimmune diseases such as arthritis, lupus, colitis, and multiple sclerosis.
    25