Some amazing facts about our body: By Priyanka Choubey

By: Priyanka Choubey
Section-J,I T E R , Bhubaneswar

• The brain uses over a quarter of the oxygen used by the human body.


• The smallest bone found in the human body is located in the middle ear. The staples (or stirrup) bone is only 2.8 millimetres long.


• It takes the body around 12 hours to completely digest eaten food.


• As well as having unique fingerprints, humans also have unique tongue prints.


• Antibiotics are only effective against bacteria, they won't help in fighting off a virus.


• The colour of a humans skin is determined by the level of pigment melanin that the body produces. Those with small amounts of melanin have light skin while those with large amounts have dark skin.


• Red blood cells carry oxygen around the body. They are created inside the bone marrow of your bones.


• Infants blink only once or twice a minute while adults average around 10.


• Hummingbirds are so agile and have such good control that they can fly backwards.


• Your sense of smell is around 10000 times more sensitive than your sense of taste.


• Your nose and ears continue growing throughout your entire life.