GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Human Body The human body is a great mechanism and new discoveries are made each day. There are scientists who are studying various probabilities right from cloning to enhancing the value of life for human beings. The blood flow, body clock, adaptation, skin technique and the body’s immune system is a great mystery that is intelligently unfolded by doctors and researches. The child is eager to know about his or her body party and slowly understands the mechanism which is a valuable knowledge.

1) Human scalp has an average of 1,00,000 hairs. 2) Babies generally have 300 bones. But as they grow into an adult they have only 206 bones. 3) Toe nails grow slower than finger nails. 4) 1/10 of calorie is consumed whenever you lick a stamp. 5) Every human being is characterized by a unique thumb and tongue print. 6) It is not possible to keep the eyes open while sneezing. 7) The tongue is the strongest muscle in comparison to all other muscles in the body. 8) All your body functions including your heart stops when one sneezes. 9) The growth of children is faster in springtime. 10) The rate at which women blink is twice as that of men. 11) The average weight of a human head is 8 pounds. 12) 80% of human body comprises of water. 13) An average human breathes 23,040 times everyday. 14) There are 29 varieties of bones in the skull. 15) 500 shades of gray can be distinguished by the human eye. 16) Babies are generally color blind at the time of their birth. 17) The weight of human eyeball is an ounce. 18) An adult requires an average of 88 pounds oxygen everyday. 19) The dead cells are excreted through the kidney. 20) The number of taste buds on our tongue is 9,000. 21) Out of the total human body weight 8% is of blood. 22) There is 4.5 liters blood in woman and 5.6 liters in a man. 23) One pint blood if donated can save 4 lives. 24) There are 14 bones in a human face. 25) The stapes bone in the ear is the smallest in the human body. 26) The rate of activity and thinking by the brain is more in the night. 27) 1 liter of saliva is produced everyday by the mouth. 28) Every minute we exhale 6.2 g of carbon dioxide (CO2). 29) Saliva is necessary to generate taste when we intake food. 30) The size of the eyes never changes. 31) It is not the eyes but the brains through which we see. Eyes are just like a camera.