Health Facts

    Random Health Facts

    There are 273 Health Facts!

    One out of 20 people have an extra rib.
    66
    Redheads require up to 20% more anesthesia to be knocked out.
    112
    Pain travels through the body at 350 feet per second!
    23
    ‘Fracture putty’ is a material being developed that when packed in & around a bone fracture, provides full load bearing strength within days.
    8
    Hypnic Jerk
    Hypnic Jerk
    When you wake up with a jolt, it's called a Hypnic Jerk. This usually happens during the lightest stages of sleep, and can happen as a natural reaction when you fall asleep in a car or airplane.
    35
    Motorists who talk on cell phones are more impaired than drunk drivers with blood-alcohol levels exceeding .08!
    49
    Drinking banana milkshake is a perfect cure for hangover.
    21
    If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
    12