At the museum website that describes the "Our Body" exhibit, there are many interesting facts (taken from Deepak Chopra's book, "Magical Mind, Magical Body,") such as:
*When you sneeze, you can produce wind speeds as great as a hurricane or tornado (over 100 mph.).
*Over half the bones in your body are located in your hands and feet.
*The surface area of the lungs is about the same size as a tennis court.
*50,000 of the cells in your body will die and be replaced with new cells, all while you have been reading this sentence!
*In one square inch of skin there lies 4 yards of nerve fibers, 1300 nerve cells, 100 sweat glands, 3 million cells, and 3 yards of blood vessels.
*Every two thousand frowns creates one wrinkle.
*Every person has a unique tongue print.
*Your ears and nose continue to grow throughout your entire life.
*Our bodies are recreating themselves constantly - we make a skeleton every 3 months, new skin every month.
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