Random Body Facts

    64 facts tagged with Body Facts

    After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
    55
    The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
    131
    The levels of two stress hormones, cortisol and epinephrine which suppress the body's immune system, will actually drop after a dose of laughter.
    112
    The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
    99
    A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
    156