10 Facts about the human body. (and other things)

Here are a few random facts about the human body that I found amazing/gross/cool/interesting.

Your hair and nails grow after you die

Your nails grow faster in outer space

Every year your body replaces 98% of your atoms

When you place a seashell over your ear you are hearing the blood in your veins rushing, rather than the ocean

Women blink twice as much as men

On average, people who use their right hand live 9 years longer than people who use their left

There are 10 human body parts that are only 3 letters long (eye hip arm leg ear toe jaw rib lip gum)

Women are 37% more likely to go to a psychiatrist than men are

The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30 feet

The youngest pope was 11 years old (Yes that one was random)