Health Facts
Regularly updated list of health and body facts. Learn things about your body and health that you didn't know. Featuring a range of topics, including the human body, medical science, and psychology.
The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet.
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2 out of 3 adults in the United States have hemorrhoids.
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25% of your bones are located in your feet.
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35,000 people in the U.S. will die from the flu annually.
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40% of all indigestion remedies sold in the world are bought by Americans.
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A fetus develops fingerprints at eighteen weeks!
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A hard working adult sweats up to 4 gallons per day. Most of the sweat evaporates before a person realizes it's there, though!
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A man once sued his doctor because he survived his cancer longer than the doctor predicted.
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A person will burn 7 percent more calories if they walk on hard dirt compared to pavement.
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A sneeze can travel as fast as 100 miles per hour.
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A toothbrush within 6 feet of a toilet can get airborne bacteria from flushing.
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A woman's sense of smell is most sensitive during ovulation.
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About 400 different kinds of microbes live on and in the human body.
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About half of all Americans are on a diet on any given day.
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An average adult produces about half a liter of flatulent gas per day, resulting in an average of about fourteen occurrences of flatulence a day.
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At age 70, more than 70 percent of men are still potent!
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Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
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By the age of 60, most people have lost 50% of their taste buds.
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Children are poisoned most frequently by eating harmful plants.
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Clinophobia is the fear of beds!
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