Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Did You Know???








  • Did you know that there are 206 bones in the adult human body and there are 300 in children (as they grow some of the bones fuse together).
  • The most dangerous animal in the world is the common housefly. Because of their habits of visiting animal waste, they transmit more diseases than any other animal.
  • Koalas and humans have similar, unique fingerprints.
  • The longest cells in the human body are the motor neurons. They can be up to 4.5 feet (1.37 meters) long and run from the lower spinal cord to the big toe.
  • The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year.
  • The longest living cells in the body are brain cells which can live an entire lifetime.
  • Borazon is one of the hardest substances in the world, which is a combination of Boron and nitrogen. it is so hard, it can even scratch a real diamond.
  • Every year about 98% of the atoms in your body are replaced.
  • When you combine a question mark (?) with an exclamation point (!), it’s called an “interrobang”.

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