50 Fun Facts About the Human Body that You May Not Know

50 Fun Facts About the Human Body

Human Body is the complex mechanism in which organ functions continously day and night to keep us alive.Did you know that our heart continuosly pumps liters of oxygenated blood to organs of human body and thigh bone is the longest bone in human body. There are many interesting facts about human body that you may not know.In this article we are covering 50 Amazing and fun facts about human body that Surprises You.

1.Do You Know that Human Heart beats 100000 times in a Day?

Human Heart is one of the powerful organ in the human body and works continuosly throughout the life.Heart beats around 100000 times a day to ensure that oxygen-rich blood is supplied to every parts of human body.Also hearts pumps approximately 7.5 liters of blood in a day, which is enough to fill 50 bathtubs.

2.Brain can generate enough electricity to power a light Bulb

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Our brain works continuously even if we are sleeping.The brain produces electricity which is equal to 12-15 watts that light up a small LED bulbs.Brain produces electricity through networks of billions of neuron.These neurons helps in sending electrical signals from brains to variuos parts of body at an extraordinary speed.

3.Do You know human bones are strnger than Steel ?

human  bones are incredibely strong despite its lightweight.It is four times stronger than concrete on ounce for ounce and can bear more pressure than steel bar of same width.femur bone, which is longest bone in human body is capable of holding upto the 30 times of the human weight.

4.Human Stomach Regenerate its lining Every Few Days

Human stomach Contains Hydrochloric acid (hcl) which is capable of dissolving many metals.To prevent the stomach to dissolving itself, human stomach regenerate its lining very 3-4 days.If this process would not happen than hydrochloric acid will damage the stomach.

5.Our Nose Can Detect over 1 trillion Scent

Human nose have 400 different Types scent receptors which is capable of detecting over 1 trillion odors.The sense of smell is closely related to memory and emotons, that is why certains scents can triggers memories from the past.

6.Do You know Human Body emits Light? Which is Invisible to the Naked Eyes

Our body is Bioluminescense means can emits light from itself,this happen due to biochemical reaction that occur in the cell but the light which comes out from the body is 1000 times weaker than what the human eye can detect.This faint Glow is only visible to some kind of special cameras.The emission of light fluctuates throughout the day, highest in the afternoon.

7.Our Body shed About 9 Pounds (4kg) of Skin Every Year

Epidermis is the outermost layer of the Body, which constantly keep renewing itslef.our body shed 3000-4000 dead skin cells every minute, which is equal to 4 kg of dead skin cells every year.Must of the Dust in our house consists of these tiny skin flakes.

8.Do You know Lungs have the Surface area of Tennis Court?

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Lungs consist of millions of tiny air sacs call alveoli, which provide large Surface area in a exchange of oxygen.If we unfold the air sacs and spread out all of these, than their total surface area would we 70 square meters roughly the size of tennis Court.

9.Blood in our Body Travels 12000 miles in a Day

Our Circulatory system is constantly in motion, transporting oxygen, nutrients and immune cells throughout the body.You will we surprise to know that our blood covers the distance of 12,000 miles i.e is 19000 km in a day.Which is like traveling halfway around the earth in 24 hours.

10.The Small Intestine is much longer what we think

The name small Intestine doesnt mean that it is a small,infact it is the longest organ in human body measuring around 22 feet (6.7 meters) in length.The work of small intestine is to absorb the nutrients from the food that we eat.Small Intestine is tightly coiled in the abdomen to fit within the body.

11.Liver is the only organ in our Body that can Regenerate itself

Do you know that the human liver has the extraordinary ability to regenerate itslef, which is crucial for survival.Even if we removed  75%  of the liver, it can regenerate itself in few months.The function of the liver is to detoxifying the body, processing nutrients and producing proteins essental for human body.With this regenration cababilty of a liver partial liver transplants can be performed, allowing both the donar and the recepient to have a fully functioning liver.

12.Human Eye can Differentiate 10 millions Colors

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Do you know that human eye can differentiate 10 million different shades and hues.This is only become possible with the help of cone cells in the Retina.Some people known as tetrachomats are born with special kind of cone cells, who can see upto 100 times more shades and hues than average person.