Wed May 22 17:57:21 SAST 2013
Wed May 22 17:57:21 SAST 2013

Fast facts about your body

Aug 16, 2012 | Dr Know It All | 0 comments

The length from your wrist to your elbow is the same as the length of your foot.

  • Your heart beats 101000 times a day. During your lifetime it will beat about three billion times and pump about 400-million litres of blood.
  • It is impossible to lick your elbow. Well, for almost everyone ... but a few can.
  • Your mouth produces one litre of saliva a day.
  • The human head contains 22 bones.
  • On average, you breathe 23000 times a day.
  • Breathing generates about 0.6g of CO² every minute.lOn average, people can hold their breath for about one minute.
  • On average, you speak almost 5000 words a day - though almost 80% of speaking is self-talk (talking to yourself).

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