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Old 03-08-2007   #26
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Default Re: Weird Medical Facts !!!

On an average, the human stomach holds about 2 liters of contents.

We produce 1 liter of saliva per day.

The human sense of smell has the ability to identify the chemical smell of an object in one part per trillion of air.

An average capillary is only 1mm.

On an average, 100, 000 to 1000, 000 chemical reactions takes place in our brain.

Liver cells take several years to replace themselves.

The white part of our fingernail is called as Lunula.

The shoulder blade is connected to the body by means of 15 different muscles and it is not attached to a single bone.

Plaque begins to form 6 hours after brushing our teeth.

59, 951 miles of blood vessels are present in our body.

Newborns will cry out without tears for the first three to six weeks.

The Nervous system transmits messages to the brain at the speed of 180 miles per hour.

Women have better sense of smell than men

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