Thursday, January 29, 2009

There is enough iron in your body to make a 3 inch (7.6 cm.) nail
There is enough phosphorus in your body to make 220 match heads
There is enough fat in your body to make 75 candles
There is enough carbon in your body to fill 900 pencils
The average Olympic athlete consumes 6,000 calories in a day
There are about 75,000 hairs on your head
The fastest sneeze has been timed at over 103 mph (166 kph)
The average human produces about 10,000 gallons (37,800 liters) of saliva in a lifetime
The average human eye blinks about 20,000 times every day
There are 100,000 miles (160,000 kms.) of blood vessels in an adult -- enough to circle the earth four times