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.
One out of 20 people have an extra rib.
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One quarter of the bones in your body are in your feet!
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One quarter of the human brain is used to control the eyes.
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Only 1 person in 2 billion will live to be 116.
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Only 1% of bacteria cause disease in humans!
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Only 1% of bacteria cause disease.
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Pain travels through the body at 350 feet per second!
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Pain travels through your body at 350 ft. per second.
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Panophobia is the fear of everything.
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People that suffer from gum disease are twice as likely to have a stroke or heart attack.
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Perspiration is odorless; it is the bacteria on the skin that creates an odor.
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Phobatrivaphobia is fear of trivia about phobias.
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Redheads require more anesthesia to 'go under' than other hair colors do.
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Surgeons who listen to music during operations perform better than those who don't .
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Taphephobia is the fear of being buried alive!
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The aorta, the largest artery in the body, is almost the diameter of a garden hose.
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The average female will have 3.3 pregnancies in her life.
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The average human body contains enough fat to make seven bars of soap.
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The average human body contains enough iron to make a small nail.
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The average person can live for eleven days without water, assuming an average temperature of 60 degrees fahrenheit.
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