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Subject: Human Body Facts: food for thought

> > The human body is a machine that is full of wonder. This
> > collection of human body facts will leave you wondering why
> > in the heck we were designed the way we were.
> >
> > 1. Scientists say the higher your I.Q. The more you dream.
> >
> > 2. You use 200 muscles to take one step.
> >
> > 3. The average woman is 5 inches shorter than the average man.
> >
> > 4. Your big toes have two bones each while the rest have three.
> >
> > 5. A pair of human feet contains 250,000 sweat glands.
> >
> > 6. A full bladder is roughly the size of a soft ball.
> >
> > 7. The acid in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve razor blades
> >
> > 8. The human brain cell can hold 5 times as much information as
> > the Encyclopedia Britannica.
> >
> > 9. It takes the food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your
> > stomach.
> >
> > 10. The average human dream lasts 2-3 seconds.
> >
> > 11. Men without hair on their chests are more likely to get
> > cirrhosis of the liver than men with hair.
> >
> > 12. At the moment of conception, you spent about half an hour as a
> > single cell.
> >
> > 13. There is about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet.
> >
> > 14. Your body gives off enough heat in 30 minutes to bring half a
> > gallon of water to a boil.
> >
> > 15. The enamel in your teeth is the hardest substance in your body.
> >
> > 16. Your teeth start developing (in your gums) 6 months before you
> > are born.
> >
> > 17. When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate,
> > they do the same when you are looking at someone you
> > hate.
> >
> > 18. Blondes have more hair than dark-haired people.
> >
> > 19. Your thumb is the same length as your nose.
> >
> > 20. At this very moment I know full well you are putting this last
> > fact to the test ...
> > Now remove your thumb from your nose and pass this on to the
> > friends you think might be interested in comparing their thumbs to
> > their noses as well. You did it -- I KNOW you did!!!
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