THIS week’s 10 freaky facts about the human body:
1. A feeling of thirst occurs when water loss is equal to 1% of your body weight. The loss of more than 5% can cause fainting and more than 10% causes death from dehydration.
2. At least 700 enzymes are active in the human body.
3. Human beings are the only living beings who sleep on their backs.
4. The average four-year-old child asks 450 questions a day.
5. Not only human beings, but also koalas have unique finger prints.
6. Only 1% of the bacteria can result in the human body becoming ill.
7. Everyone alive on Earth could comfortably be placed into a cube with sides 1000 metres long.
8. The scientific name for the belly button is the umbilicus.
9. Teeth are the only part of the human body which cannot heal themselves.
10. On average, a person needs seven minutes to fall asleep.
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