10 Amazing Facts About The Human Body
1.Tcorneas the only part of the body with no blood supply – it gets its oxygen directly from the air.
Public DomainThe human body contains enough fat to make seven bars of soap.
2. The human body contains enough fat to make seven bars of soap.
3. Embryos develop fingerprints three months after conception.
4. Between birth and death, the human body goes from having 300 bones, to just 206.
Public DomainA quarter of your bones are in your feet – and, bonus, babies have 94 more bones than adults do.
5. Hearts can beat outside of their bodies.
6. When you blush, the inside of your stomach does too.
Public DomainAnother human body fact? All mammals have “diving mechanism” that keeps them from drowning.
7. Humans have a “diving reflex” that shuts down bodily functions when submerged in water to prevent drowning.
8. There are certain kinds of tumors that can grow their own teeth and hair – they’re called teratomas.
9.Humans are bioluminescent, the light just isn’t perceptible to the human eye.
10. Astronauts can grow up to two inches taller in space.
9.Humans are bioluminescent, the light just isn’t perceptible to the human eye.
10. Astronauts can grow up to two inches taller in space.
