Read some
fun human body facts for kids and find out more about bones, skeletons, eyes,
blood, muscles, the brain, heart and much more.
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The
brain uses over a quarter of the oxygen used by the human body.
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Your
heart beats around 100000 times a day, 36500000 times a year and over a billion
times if you live beyond 30.
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Red
blood cells carry oxygen around the body. They are created inside the bone
marrow of your bones.
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The
colour of a humans skin is determined by the level of pigment melanin that the
body produces. Those with small amounts of melanin have light skin while those
with large amounts have dark skin.
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Adult
lungs have a surface area of around 70 square metres!
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Humans
have a stage of sleep that features rapid eye movement (REM). REM sleep makes
up around 25% of total sleep time and is often when you have your most vivid
dreams.
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Most
adults have 32 teeth.
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The
smallest bone found in the human body is located in the middle ear. The staples
(or stirrup) bone is only 2.8 millimetres long.
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Your
nose and ears continue growing throughout your entire life.
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Infants
blink only once or twice a minute while adults average around 10.
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As
well as having unique fingerprints, humans also have unique tongue prints.
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The
left side of your body is controlled by the right side of your brain while the
right side of your body is controlled by the left side of your brain.
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Antibiotics
are only effective against bacteria, they won't help in fighting off a virus.
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It
takes the body around 12 hours to completely digest eaten food.
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Your
sense of smell is around 10000 times more sensitive than your sense of taste.
