Other Human Body Facts

In a lifetime, an average driver will release approximately 912 pints of wind inside a car.

In Canada, men are three times more likely than women to have seen a doctor in the last year.

In 1832, in Paisley, Scotland the first municipal water filtration works was opened.

Humans breathe in and out approximately one litre of air in ten seconds.

Girls have more tastebud than boys.

From the age of thirty, humans gradually begin to shrink in size.

Flu shots only work about 70% of the time.

Gases that build up in your large intestine cause flatulence. It usually takes about 30 to 45 minutes for these gases to pass through your system.

Fat is important for the development of children and normal growth.

Every day, the average person swallows about a quart of snot.

Eighty percent of 10 year old girls in the USA go on a diet.

Air is passed through the nose at a speed of 100 miles per hour when a person sneezes.

About twenty-five percent of the population sneeze when they are exposed to light.

A yawn usually lasts for approximately six seconds.

Children who are breast fed tend to have an IQ seven points higher than children who are not.