10 Amazing Facts about the Human Body

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Amazing things are happening inside your body, right now. From the number of atoms found in a body to the purpose of your little finger, learn how amazing you are with these interesting human body facts.

1. If a human being’s DNA were uncoiled, it would stretch 10 billion miles, from Earth to Pluto and back.

2. A human’s little finger contributes over 50% of the hand’s strength.

3. Every hour, humans shed about 600,000 particles of skin, or about 1.5 pounds every year. By the time a person is 70 years old, they will have lost about 105 pounds of skin.

4. The average person produces about 25,000 quarts of saliva in a lifetime. This is enough to fill two swimming pools.

5. An adult human body is made up of about 7 octillion atoms.

6. In a lifetime, a human body will process about 100,000 pounds of food.

7. A human skeleton renews itself completely every 10 years.

8. There are 45 miles of nerves in a human being’s skin.

9. The average human body has enough iron to make a six-inch nail. It also has enough carbon to make 900 pencils, fat to make seven bars of soap, and phosphorus to make 2,200 match heads.

10. Fingernails grow faster on the hand a person writes with and on longer fingers. They also grow faster than toenails.

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