An average heart beats 100,000 times a day, pumping some 2,000 gallons of blood through its chambers. Over a 70-year life span, that adds up to more than 2.5 billion heartbeats.
73
Cracking your knuckles does not actually hurt your bones or cause arthritis. The sound you hear is just gas bubbles bursting.
18
All the chemicals in a human body combined are worth about 6.25 euro (if sold separately).
266
Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
118
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
266
The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
99
If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
22
Women have about four times as many foot problems as men; lifelong patterns of wearing high heels often are the culprit.
111