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I Bet You Didn’t Know – Cool Facts About the Human Body

• Scientists say the higher your I.Q., the more you dream.
• The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm.
• You use 200 muscles to take one step.
• The average woman is five inches shorter than the average man.
• Your big toes have two bones each while the rest of your toes have three.
• A pair of human feet contains 250,000 sweat glands.
• A full bladder is roughly the size of a soft ball.
• The acid in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve raz or blades.
• The human brain cell can hold 5 times as much information as the Encyclopedia Britannica.
• It takes food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.
• The average dream lasts 2 to 3 seconds.
• There are about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet.
• Your body gives off enough heat in 30 minutes to bring half a gallon of water to a boil.
• The enamel on your teeth is the hardest substance in your body.
• Your teeth start growing 6 months before you are born.
• When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate… and they do the same when you are looking at someone you hate.