Interesting Facts about the Human Body
The human body is made up of around 37 trillion cells.
The average human heart beats around 100,000 times every day.
If you spread out the wrinkles in the brain it would be about the size of a pillow case.
Fingernails grow much faster than toenails. They are both made of a protein called keratin.
About 60% of the human body is made up of water.
The brain itself does not feel pain.
The largest of the human internal organs is the small intestine.
Acid in the stomach is powerful enough to dissolve some metals.
The left lung is typically around 10% smaller than the right lung. This is to make room for the heart.
Humans are born with 270 bones. Several of these bones fuse together by adulthood making a total of 206 bones in the adult human body.