The spleen destroys old red blood cells and stores emergency reserves of blood.

The human brain contains about 86 billion neurons.

Fact #1676 · Human Body

Humans have survived situations once thought impossible.

Fact #3083 · Human Body

Goosebumps are a vestigial reflex from when human ancestors had more body hair to keep them warm.

Fact #3283 · Human Body

Your brain fills in your blind spot so you never see it.

Fact #3044 · Human Body

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

Fact #1892 · Human Body

Your consciousness can continue briefly even after your heart stops.

Fact #2249 · Human Body

You blink over 20 million times per year.

Fact #2794 · Human Body

Your heart beats about 3 billion times over an average lifetime.

Fact #2679 · Human Body