Fun Facts 1
Our heart beats around ________ times a day
A. 1,000
B. 10,000
C. 100,000
D. 1,000,000
What is 100,000 times a day
When you blush, this also reddens
A. heart
B. stomach lining
C. liver
D. kidneys
What is your stomach lining
Our _____ never grow, and our _____ and ______never stop growing
What is eyes, nose and ears
Antioxidants in this sweet food improve blood flow and protect against UV damage
What is chocolate
The fastest growing nail is on this finger
What is the middle finger
We are about ____ percent water.
A. 40
B. 50
C. 60
D. 70
What is 70%
the largest artery in the body, is almost the diameter of a garden hose
What is the aorta
This is the same length as that of your forearm between your wrist and the inside of elbow
What is The length of your foot
____% of the brain is water.
A. 60
B. 70
C. 80
D. 90
What is 80%. (Your brain isn’t the firm, gray mass you’ve seen on TV. Living brain tissue is a squishy, pink and jelly-like organ thanks to the loads of blood and high water content of the tissue. So the next time you’re feeling dehydrated get a drink to keep your brain hydrated.)
The strongest muscle in the human body is the ________.
What is the tongue. (While you may not be able to bench press much with your tongue, it is in fact the strongest muscle in your body in proportion to its size. If you think about it, every time you eat, swallow or talk you use your tongue, ensuring it gets quite a workout throughout the day. )
We make _______(amount) of saliva a day.
A. 1 liter
B. 2 liters
C. 3 liters
D. 4 litersWhat is 1 liter
This is the largest organ in the body and defends against disease and infection
What is the skin
At birth we have over 300 bones. As we grow up, some of the bones begin to fuse together as a result an adult has only_______bones.
What is 206 bones
Every day the average person loses _______ strands of hair.
A. 20 - 50
B. 60 -100
C. 120 - 160
D. 200 - 240
What is 60-100 strands
This is the only part of the human body that can’t repair itself.
What is The tooth. (If you’ve ever chipped a tooth you know just how sadly true this one is. The outer layer of the tooth is enamel which is not a living tissue. Since it’s not alive, it can’t repair itself, leaving your dentist to do the work instead)
It is believed that this is the main purpose of eyebrows
What is to keep sweat out of the eyes
Every square inch of the human body has an average of _______ million bacteria on it
A. 25 million
B. 32 million
C. 50 million
D. 75 million
What is 32 million
The human heart beats ______ times a year.
(Hint: Average heart beats between 60-100 beats/minute.)
What is between 30 million - 53 million times?
60 x 60 x 24 x 365 = 31,536,000
100 x 60 x 24 x 365 = 52,560,000
The largest internal organ is the _________.
What is the small intestine (Despite being called the smaller of the two intestines, your small intestine is actually four times as long as the average adult is tall. If it weren’t looped back and forth upon itself it wouldn’t fit inside the abdominal cavity)
This activity is good for the heart and can increase blood flow by 20 percent.
What is laughing?
How much of a portion of the body on the human skin contains 625 sweat glands?
A. one square cm
B. one square inch
C. one square foot
D. one square mm
What is One square inch
This makes all your bodily functions stop - even your heart.
What is sneezing
According to Acupuncturists, there are 7 acupressure points on your body that you can press to control your_________.
What is your appetite
Sneezes regularly exceed ____MPH.
A. 50
B. 75
C. 100
D. 125
What is 100 mph. (There’s a good reason why you can’t keep your eyes open when you sneeze–that sneeze is rocketing out of your body at close to 100 mph. This is, of course, a good reason to cover your mouth when you sneeze)
After eating too much, this sense is dulled considerably.
What is hearing. (If you’re heading to a concert or a musical after a big meal you may be doing yourself a disservice. Try eating a smaller meal if you need to keep your hearing pitch perfect)