Weird, Interesting and Unusual Facts About Health

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

As my very first post on this blog, i would like to start off with a great find of weird unsual facts about health. This one i found from my ramblings around the internet. I found them interesting at the same time i think they are strange but true facts that we have to think about. Are they really true? Well, find out for yourself. . .

  • A cough releases an explosive charge of air that moves at speeds up to 60 mph.
  • A fetus acquires fingerprints at the age of three months.
  • A fingernail or toenail takes about 6 months to grow from base to tip.
  • A healthy individual releases 3.5 oz. of gas in a single flatulent emission, or about 17 oz. in a day.
  • A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
  • A person will die from total lack of sleep sooner than from starvation. Death will occur about 10 days without sleep, while starvation takes a few weeks.
  • A sneeze can exceed the speed of 100 mph.
  • According to German researchers, the risk of heart attack is higher on Monday than any other day of the week.
  • According to the Kinsey Institute, the biggest erect penis on record measures 13 inches. The smallest tops off at 1 3/4 inches.
  • After spending hours working at a computer display, look at a blank piece of white paper. It will probably appear pink.

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