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Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
There can actually be a 25-hour time difference between certain locations in the world. The International Date Line passes between the islands of Samoa and American Samoa. It is not a straight line, but "zig-zags" around various island chains. Therefore, Samoa and nearby islands have one date, while American Samoa and nearby islands are one day behind. Daylight saving time is used in some islands, but not in others—further shifting the hours out of sync with natural time.
The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.
Thyroid conditions cause a higher risk of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.