The vernix caseosa — the white coating on newborns — is a protective layer of sebum and dead skin cells.

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

Fact #1783 · Human Body

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

Fact #1798 · Human Body

Goosebumps are a vestigial reflex — in our hairier ancestors, they made fur stand up to appear larger or stay warm.

Fact #3505 · Human Body

Puppies are born blind and deaf.

Fact #1344 · Human Body

The human brain weighs about three pounds on average.

Fact #244 · Human Body

The human jaw is the fastest-healing part of the body.

Fact #3284 · Human Body

Humans shed about 30,000 to 40,000 dead skin cells every hour.

Fact #3628 · Human Body

Red blood cells complete a full circuit of the body in about 20 seconds.

Fact #3272 · Human Body