INTERESTING HUMAN BODY FACTS

The smile is the most frequently used facial expression. A smile can use anywhere from a pair of 5 to 53 facial muscles.

The slowest growing finger nail is on the thumb nail and the fastest growing is the finger nail on the middle finger.

The sensitivity of a woman's middle finger is reduced during menstruation.

The same amount of calories are burned by doing 6 sessions that are 5 minutes each of an activity and doing 1 session of that activity for 30 minutes.

The pectin that is found in apples aids in lowering cholesterol levels.

The most frequent season for most suicides to occur is in the spring. The winter months have the lowest number of suicides.

The majority of American models are skinnier than 98% of American women.

The longest hiccups on record was by an American pig farmer whose hiccups persisted from 1922 to 1987.

The longer white infants from low-income families are breast-fed, the less likely they will be overweight as young children, researchers said on Monday.

The length of a human esophagus is 25 centimeters.

The human liver performs over 500 functions.

The feet have approximately 250,000 sweat glands.

The eight most popular foods to cause food allergies are: milk, eggs, wheat, peanuts, soy, tree nuts, fish, and shellfish.

The early occurrence of a fetus yawning is at eleven weeks after conception.

The average ear grows 0.01 inches in length every year.

The Gastric Flu can cause projectile vomiting.

The Dutch people are known to be the tallest people in Europe.

Studies have shown that the scent of Rosemary can help in better mental performance and make individuals feel more alert.

Some brands of toothpaste contain glycerin or glycerol, which is also an ingredient in antifreeze.

Soaking beans for twelve hours in water before they are cooked can reduce flatulence caused by beans.

Scientists say that babies that are breastfed are more likely to be slimmer as adults than those that are not breastfed.

Scientists have determined that having guilty feelings may actually damage your immune system

Research has indicated that approximately eleven minutes are cut off the life of an average male smoker from each cigarette smoked.

People have the tendency to chew the food on the side that they most often use their hand.

Over 600,000 people died as a result of the Spanish influenza epidemic.

Only one out of every three people wash their hands when leaving a public bathroom.

One ragweed plant can release as many as a million grains of pollen in one day.

One out of 20 people have an extra rib.

One average, men spend 60 hours a year shaving.

On average, falling asleep while driving results in 550 accidents per day in the United States.