Ten Amazing Facts About The Human Body…

And One Question

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Today I want us all to celebrate the most spectacular machine of all time…the human body! In adults, it contains 206 bones, over 600 muscles, 14 incredibly intricate systems that work in harmony with each other, 18 feet of intestines, and 37 trillion cells. Can you imagine any man-made machine being so complex yet so perfectly balanced and efficient? Nope. We can’t even keep a Formula One car running for 70 laps! So let’s take a moment to appreciate the awesomeness of our bodies and everything they do for us.

10 Amazing Facts About The Human Body

1. Your eyes can distinguish between 2.3 and 7.5 million different colours. No wonder we can take in the true beauty of nature and all its splendour and diversity.
2. On average we breathe 23,000 times every day.
3. Throughout our lives, our hearts pump 182 million litres of blood. Think about that! How many swimming pools you could fill? How many lakes?
4. The liver is the only internal organ that can actually regenerate! It is incredibly resilient and as long as 25% of it remain it can regrow to its original size.
5. In a lifetime, a human body will process about 100,000 pounds of food. All food! Not just “healthy” food.