The prefrontal cortex is the last brain region to develop fully — not until age 25.

Your brain controls your body.

Fact #2403 · Human Body

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

Fact #3493 · Human Body

The human body has over 600 muscles.

Fact #160 · Human Body

The human stomach can expand significantly after a large meal.

Fact #101 · Human Body

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

Fact #2082 · Human Body

The human body glows faintly in complete darkness.

Fact #1686 · Human Body

Humans have survived situations once thought impossible.

Fact #3083 · Human Body

There are signals traveling through your nervous system right now at speeds over 200 miles per hour.

Fact #2497 · Human Body