Random Human Body Facts

    45 facts tagged with Human Body Facts

    There are times when you're walking that the pressure on your feet exceeds your body weight, and when you're running, it can be three or four times your weight.
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    Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound - over a thousand feet per second!
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    One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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    It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
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    The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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    Women have about four times as many foot problems as men; lifelong patterns of wearing high heels often are the culprit.
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    The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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