These random facts about the human body will make your body tingle. Check out this list courtesy of Sears Imported AutosSears Imported Autos:
Q: What part of your body doesn’t feel pain?
A: Your brain doesn’t feel pain, even though it’s where pain receptors are located. That’s irony.
Q: How much does a brain weigh?
A: The average brain takes up 2% of your body weight, but it requires 20% of your body’s oxygen and calories.
Q: What is your brain made of?
A: The brain is 80% water, not swiss cheese as you may have been led to believe.
Q: Do teenagers have brains?
A: Although it goes against popular conception, teenagers do have brains. In fact, the brain changes shape during puberty and affects behavior.
Q: How much information can your brain store?
A: Your brain stores everything. Whether or not you’re able to recall it is a different story.
Q: How many nerve cells does a human brain have?
A: The average human brain has about 100 billion nerve cells. 1970s rock starts have less than a hundred.
Q: If you took my breath away for an entire day, how many breaths would you take?
A: The average human breathes 23,040 times per day.
Q: How far does blood circulate?
A: In one day, human blood travels approximately 60,000 miles. That’s one long treadmill.
Q: How do babies recognize their mothers?
A: Each human being has a unique odor. Babies recognize their mother’s smell.
Q: In addition to making you fat, what are negative byproducts of overeating?
A: Eating too much lessens your sense of hearing. That’s why the football game is up so loud on Thanksgiving.
Q: What body part sweats the most?
A: There are 500,000 sweat glands in your feet. That’s why they smell.
Q: How fast do sneezes travel?
A: Sneezes travel over 100 mph.
Q: How fasts are coughs?
A: Coughs travel at around 60 mph.
Q: What is your body’s strongest muscle?
A: The tongue is, pound for pound, the strongest muscle in your body. Handy information the next time you’re struggling with a bench press.
Q: What causes dimples?
A: The attachment of skin to muscles causes dimples.
Q: What happens when you die?
A: Opinions differ, but scientists agree that fingernails and hair continue to grow after you die.
Q: Why do blondes have more fun?
A: They have more hair than dark-haired individuals.
Q: What’s a quick way to lose eight pounds?
A: It’s called the guillotine diet. Chop off your head. It weighs eight pounds.
Q: How much hair do you have?
A: The average scalp has 100,000 hairs.
Q: Do eyelashes fall out?
A: Yes, the amount of eyelashes shed in a lifetime is over 98 feet.
Stop impressing your friends with random body functions and start impressing them with random body facts.
