Lifestyle
Key Facts About the Human Body You Probably Don't Know
Published: 04 February 2021
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The human body is an amazing thing. It is capable of creating life, surviving horrible diseases and accidents, and tasting all kinds of good (and equally bad) food). But human bodies are also susceptible to great tragedies, from freak accidents to medical mysteries. Understanding your body and how it works is vital to not only surviving, but also to live longer. So often when something goes wrong with our bodies, it can be traced back to our diets.
“Good nutrition is an important part of leading a healthy lifestyle,” the Health and Human Services website says. “Combined with physical activity, your diet can help you to reach and maintain a healthy weight, reduce your risk of chronic diseases (like heart disease and cancer), and promote your overall health.” If you feel like you aren’t healthy, it’s never too late to change that. “A person who is not very active can start by making small changes, such as replacing soft drinks with water and adding a 10-minute walk to a daily routine,” Carly Schuna writes for Livestrong.org. And understanding your body and the benefits of good health are vital for thriving communities as well. “Better health is central to human happiness and well-being,” the World Health Organization’s website reports. “It also makes an important contribution to economic progress, as healthy populations live longer, are more productive, and save more.”
Twenty-five percent of bones in an adult are in the foot. Even more of a reason to get those sensible shoes.
The body’s largest muscle is the gluteus maximus a.k.a. your booty a.k.a. your twerking muscle.
You will likely eat 100,000 pounds of food in your lifetime. Set a goal to make 25,000 pounds of that food pizza.
The only part of your body with zero blood flow is the cornea of eye. It only requires oxygen.
If you think you have big ears or a big nose, there’s a reason for that: both parts of your body never stop growing.
More than 278 different types of bacteria are exchanged when two people kiss. 95 percent of them aren’t harmful.
The skin cells that make up a human mouth are the same skin cells that make up a person’s vagina. Knowing this, do you see chapstick in a new light?
If you take your DNA and stretch it out, it would stretch for 10 billion miles.
Fifty percent of your hand’s strength lives in your little finger. So give it a ring or something, it works hard.
Your brain has a memory capacity so big it could fill four terabytes on a hard drive.
It only requires the use of 17 muscles to smile, but 43 to frown. So go ahead and smile, it’s easier.
