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If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.
It is difficult to obtain enough calcium without consuming milk or other dairy foods.
The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.
Looking at the sun may not only cause headache and distort your vision temporarily, but it can also cause permanent eye damage. Any exposure to sunlight adds to the cumulative effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation on your eyes. UV exposure has been linked to eye disorders such as macular degeneration, solar retinitis, and corneal dystrophies.
Certain chemicals, after ingestion, can be converted by the body into cyanide. Most of these chemicals have been removed from the market, but some old nail polish remover, solvents, and plastics manufacturing solutions can contain these substances.