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60+ Amazing Facts about the Human body

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So, have you ever wondered how many atoms there are in your body, and why do your veins look blue instead of red? Well! let's poke around the human body and see what's going on with 60+ Amazing Facts about the Human body. 60+ Amazing Facts about the Human Body #1  Goosebumps are an evolutionary reflex, leftover from our ancestors. The release of adrenaline made their hair stand up, and they look scarier to approaching predators. #2  The beating sound your heart makes is the clap of valve leaflets opening and closing. #3  Your heart doesn't replicate itself unless you have an injury. #4  Your corneas are the only parts of your body that don't get the blood. #5  Human brains have a hundred billion (100,000,000,000) neurons. Give or take. #6  The vessels in your body are long enough to circle the Earth twice or more. #7  The idea that we use only 10% of our brains is a myth. At any given time, you use almost 100%. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to perf...

10 Astonishing Facts about Nature

Nature is packed with wonders. We live on the most magnificent planet earth, the greenery of which is very clean and attractive but in between this some things are awaiting to make you astonished. Whenever you will step on to nature's way, every time it will astound you. So, get ready for being astonished!







10 Astonishing Facts about Nature




#1 Cows kill more people than Sharks




Difficult to believe, but true. On an average, Sharks kill 4 people a year, whereas Cows kill 22 a year. Indeed, Sharks are more fatal for humans to compare to Cows. People kill about 100 million sharks a year! Quite strange right?

When Cows feel defensive, they will gather in a circle, all facing outside, cutting their heads down and stammering the deck. Many Cows lead the charge while they are aggressive.



#2 During one time it was not possible to decompose tree as there was no bacteria




300 million years ago, the trees do not look like the ones we now have on earth. Those trees may grow incredibly large, but they had very shallow root systems.

At the time, there were no microbes that could break those trees, so when they dropped, they piled on each other and eventually created what could be considered a blessing or a curse.



#3 Fungus that bleeds


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Hydnellum peckii (Scientific name) oozes from its small pores, causing blood (A thick dark red sap) to surface that takes several nicknames: from "Strawberries and Cream" to "Devil's tooth" to "Red juice tooth" to "Bleeding tooth fungus."

Luckily, neither the sap not the fungus is poisonous.



#4 Women blink more than men




According to the study, Average women blink 19 times per minute, while men blink only 11 times a minute. So now you know the cards are stacked up against women in staring competitions.



#5 Beaver's release goo used for flavored Vanilla foods




Think twice, next time when you pick up a Vanilla food.

A chemical compound used for flavored vanilla foods and aromas comes from the beaver's anal excretions. The butts of the beaver secrete the castoreum that animals use to mark their land.



#6 Pineapples take about two years to grow




Next time you buy a beautiful pineapple and let it waste. Remember that, it takes a year from slips to get enough mature to form a fruit bloom.

They can take about 2 years and a half months to mature sufficiently to flower from cuttings. It takes six additional months for the fruit to mature once they are flowering.



#7 Throughout your lifetime, you can grow almost 600 miles of hair




According to The Express, the average person grows around 590 miles of hair. It is possibly the accumulated impact of growing hair on your body. Alone, nose hairs add up to 6.5 feet overall.



#8 Cockroaches can live without its head for several weeks




They do not rely on mouth or head to breathe thanks to their free circulatory system, and the fact they can breathe through small trout in each segment of the body.

The cockroaches die only because they cannot drink water without their mouth. So, they die from thirst.


#9 Cold can result in more than 200 viruses




More than 200 different viruses can cause common cold symptoms.

An average person gets 2-4 colds a year, which is not too bad considering all the different viruses the body has to battle to keep the numbers. Thanks to mother nature. 



#10 The Black hole is not black




The heart of the Black hole is a gravitational singularity which is a mass that is so massive that it gives gravity that is too strong to escape even light, namely, the "black" component of a Black hole.

But Quantum physics predicts some observed radiation that can emit, including visible light, black holes, particularly small ones. After astrophysicist Dr. Stephen Hawking, this is called Hawking radiation and it gradually drains its mass and energy from its black hole.




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