Random Body Facts

    64 facts tagged with Body Facts

    A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
    156
    Sperm Made Every Heartbeat
    Sperm Made Every Heartbeat
    The human testicles can produce 1,500 sperm during every heartbeat.
    21
    Most of us have microscopic, worm like mites named Demodex that live in our eyelashes and have claws and a mouth.
    -137
    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
    Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
    22
    It is possible for you to survive even after the removal of the spleen, the stomach, one kidney, one lung, 75% of the liver, 80% of the intestines, and almost every organ from the pelvic and groin area.
    218
    If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
    22
    Camping Can Help to Reset Body Clock
    Camping can help to reset your body clock, according to research.
    45