12 Facts About The Human Body That Will Make You Look At Your Body Completely Differently

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Although scientists understand a lot about the human body, there is so much more that can be studied and discovered. A lot of what has already been revealed still isn't common knowledge. Here are some interesting discoveries that you should know about your own body.

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1. At birth, most babies have blue eyes. They develop their actual eye color as they gain more exposure to UV rays.

2. It can take 6 months to grow an entirely new nail, from root to tip.

3. On average, humans produce enough saliva within their lifetimes to fill two swimming pools.

4. In your lifetime, you'll shed about 40 pounds of skin.

5. Your spine compresses throughout the day. This makes you about a centimeter shorter than when you woke up.

6. The reason that your stomach doesn't destroy itself is that its cells are created faster than they are destroyed.

7. In half an hour, your body can produce enough heat to boil a half gallon of water.

8. It's almost impossible to tickle yourself.

9. Dreaming regularly is considered a sign of a high IQ.

10. 90% of the information we gather on a daily basis is visual.

11. Your skin is your largest organ.

12. If all of the capillaries in your body were lined up and stretched across the country, they'd reach from Atlanta to Los Angeles.