From the moment we're born until the day we take our last breath, our bodies are ceaselessly at work, performing countless miraculous tasks without us even realizing it. But how well do we truly know these incredible vessels we inhabit? Get ready to uncover 10 mind-blowing facts about your body that will leave you with your mouths open.
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1. Every person has a unique fingerprints.
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No two fingerprints are exactly alike, even among identical twins. The ridges, swirls and patterns on our fingerprints develop in the womb and remain unchanged throughout our lives, making fingerprints a unique identifier.2. The strongest muscle in the human body is the jaw.
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Contrary to popular belief, the strongest muscle in the human body is the masseter muscle, which is located in the jaw. It can exert tremendous force when clenching the teeth allowing us to bite with incredible strength.
3. Human skin is constantly renewing itself.
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On average, you should shed about 30,000 to 40,000 dead skin cells every minute, which adds up about 9 pounds (4 kilograms) of skin cells each year.
4. The tongue also has its unique prints.
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Similar to fingerprints, everyone also has a unique tongue print. The patterns of taste buds and other structures on the surface of the tongue vary from person to person, making it potential form of identification.
5. Blood vessels would be 60,000 miles long if stretched out.
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If you were to lay out all the blood vessels in your body end to end, they would stretch over 60,000 miles (nearly 100,000 kilometers) in length. That's enough to circle the Earth more than twice!
6. Human bones are stronger than steel.
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Pound for pound, human bone is stronger than steel. A cubic inch of bone can bear loads of up to 19,000 pounds (8,618 kilograms), making it incredible resilient.
7. Your brain is incredibly powerful.
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Despite making up only 2% of your body weight, the human brain consumes about 20% of your body's oxygen and calories. It's an energy-intensive organ that works tirelessly to process information and control bodily functions.8. Your nose and ears never stop growing.
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The reason for this continuous growth is primarily due to changes in the composition in the cartilage and skin as we age. Another contributing factor is gravity due to pulling on the cartilage and skin of the ears and nose, causing them to elongate. Additionally, the skin loses its elasticity and begins to sag, contributing to the appearance of larger ears and noses. 9. Your body is almost fully covered with hair.
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Humans are covered in tiny, fine hairs called vellus hairs (peach fuzz), but some areas of the body have thicker and darker terminal hairs. Interestingly, the only parts of the human body that lack hair entirely are the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, lips and certain parts of the external genitalia.10. You are taller in the morning.
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People are slightly taller in the morning due to the natural compression and decompression of the spinal discs that occurs throughout the day. When we lie down to sleep at night, the spinal discs have a chance to rehydrate and expand slightly, leading to a temporary increase in height by a fraction of an inch or so.
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