You Learn Something New Every Day

Day 29

Without nervous system control, your heart would beat around 100 times per minute.

Ref. BBC Science

Filed under: Human Body

Day 28

The resting heart rate in women is higher than that in men; with 72-80 and 64-72 beats per minute, respectively.

Ref. BBC Science

Filed under: Human Body

Day 9

Men who are castrated live an average of thirteen years longer than their uncut counterparts.

Ref. MOONEY, S (2000) useless sexual trivia, tastefully prudent facts about everyone’s favourite subject. Fireside: New York.

Filed under: Human Body

Day 4

The correct term for a third nipple is a ‘Supernumerary Nipple’. Appearing along one of two ‘milk lines’ running down the chest, they are commonly mistaken as moles. Humans are diagnosed with the condition at a rate of 1 in 18, famous examples of which include Lily Allen, Mark Wahlberg and the fictional television character, Chandler Bing.

Ref. Wikipedia

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