The Millstone Times February 2020

Did you know all this? These fun facts will make you think and keep you entertained! • Did you know 11% of people are left-handed • Did you know unless food is mixed with saliva you can't taste it? • Did you know the average person falls asleep in 7 minutes? • Did you know 8% of people have an extra rib • Did you know the smallest bones in the human body are found in your ear? • Did you know stewardesses is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand? • Did you know that you burn more calories eating celery than it contains (the more you eat the thinner you become) ? • Did you know all the blinking in one day equates to having your eyes closed for 30 minutes? • Did you know your foot has 26 bones in it? • Did you know the average human brain contains around 78% water? • Did you know 1/4 of your bones are in your feet? • Did you know your tongue is the fastest healing part of your body? • Did you know a 1-minute kiss burns 26 calories. • Did you know you burn more calories sleeping than watching TV? • Did you know an average person will spend 25 years asleep? • Did you know the most common mental illnesses are anxiety and depression? • Did you know your skin is the largest organ making up the human body? • Did you know the hyoid bone in your throat is the only bone in your body not attached to any other? • Did you know your most sensitive finger is your index finger (closest to your thumb)? • Did you know the human body of a 70 kg person contains 0.2mg of gold? • Did you know women blink twice as much as men? • Did you know Scotland has the most redheads? • Did you know household dust is made of dead skin cells? • Did you know the word 'testify' derived from a time when men were required to swear on their testicles? • Did you know you take over 23,000 breaths every day? • Did you know your foot and your forearm are the same length? • Did you know you burn more calories sleeping than watching television? • Did you know 56% of typing is completed by your left hand • Did you know human thigh bones are stronger than concrete? • Did you know more people are allergic to cow’s milk than any other food? • Did you know your mouth produces 1 liter of saliva a day? • Did you know your head contains 22 bones? • Did you know the colored part of your eye is called the iris? • Did you know if your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times? • Did you know everyone has a unique tongue print? • Did you know you begin to feel thirsty when your body losses 1% of water? • Did you know hiccups usually lasts for 5 minutes? • Did you know not all your taste buds are on our tongue (10% are on the insides of your cheeks) • Did you know your most active muscles are in your eye? • Did you know your liver has over 500 functions?

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February 2020