Here are Some Amazing Facts About the Human Body

Did you know…

1. Cherophobia is the word for irrational fear of being happy
2. Roosters (Jogoo in Swahili Lang) have in-built ear plugs, which explains why they are so loud
3. Allodoxaphobia is the word for fear of opinions
4. Spicy foods does more than burn your tongue! :-) It can help you loose weight, boost heart health and aid your gastrointestinal system
5. Your body produces 6 cups of saliva a day
6. Every part of the body can repair itself except for the teeth
7. For an adult of average weight, the skin accounts for about 9kgs of the weight you see reflecting on the weighing scale machine
8. Every month, your entire layer of skin is usually replaced by new skin cells. So essentially, humans shed their skin, just not in the creepy way snakes do it…
9. The acid in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve metal
10. Even with all the strong acid splashing around in your stomach, it doesn't hurt you because the stomach lining regenerates itself every 3-4 days
11. Babies have 94 more bones than adults. They are born with 300 bones while an adult human body has 206 bones.
12. Most people think that the Appendix is an entirely useless body part but its not true! The appendix stores microbes and bacteria that are good for gut health
13. Every body part gets oxygen from the blood that travels from your heart and through the blood vessels. However, the cornea of the eye gets its oxygen direct from the air when your eyes are open
14. The cornea is the fastest healing part of the body
15. Why you wake up feeling dizzy? It could be because of:
    • Low blood pressure
    • Dehydration
    • Reaction to some medications
    • Sleep apnea (sleeping disorder whereby your breathing repeatedly starts and stops suddenly)
    • Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (feeling like the world around you is spinning without you moving your head)
    • Heart failure
16. If you have pain or discomfort in your face, it could mean something serious is going on:
    • Cluster headaches and migraines
    • Sinus infection
    • Tooth abscess
    • Teeth grinding
    • Trigeminal neuralgia (nerve pain)
    • Sialadenitis (swollen salivary glands)
    • Periodontal disease (infection of the gums, bones around teeth)
    • Temporomandibular joint disorder (at the point where your jaw rotates and moves)