The appendix isn't useless — it acts as a reservoir for beneficial gut bacteria after illness.

The human body contains enough carbon to make roughly 9,000 pencils.

Fact #3274 · Human Body

Your brain generates signals.

Fact #2411 · Human Body

The human body is about 60% water.

Fact #45 · Human Body

Babies are born with around 270 bones, but adults only have 206 — many fuse together during childhood.

Fact #3493 · Human Body

Your brain can store the equivalent of millions of gigabytes of information.

Fact #1908 · Human Body

Your brain can store the equivalent of millions of gigabytes of information.

Fact #1892 · Human Body

The body can compensate for many injuries temporarily.

Fact #3082 · Human Body

The human body contains enough carbon to make thousands of pencils.

Fact #2625 · Human Body