April 2010
8 posts
Top 15 Amazing Facts About The Human Body
obliteratedheart:
spednut:
1. The stomach’s digestive acids are strong enough to dissolve zinc. Fortunately for us, the cells in the stomach lining renew so quickly that the acids don’t have time to dissolve it.
2. The lungs contain over 300,000 million capillaries (tiny blood vessels). If they were laid end to end, they would stretch 2400km (1500 miles).
3. A man’s testicles...
“Only a man who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling ultimate bliss....”
– The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas (via fuckyeahliteraryquotes)
