Interesting Facts about the Human Body

11. Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel at fast as a sports car

These nerve impulses clock in speeds of up to whopping 170 miles per hour. This ensures we can react quickly when we put our hand on the hot stove or get asked a rapid-fire question. Even if you're feeling sluggish, your brain's working at an impressive pace!

12. You lose your taste buds as you age

Here's another downside to getting old: your sense of taste vanishes. By the time most people reach 60, half their taste buds will be gone.

13. Pound for pound, a baby is stronger than an ox

I wouldn't suggest hitching your tot up to a miniature wagon, but your bub could probably pull it. And if they were to be put under a ray gun and increased to ox size, they could definitely take the beasts on.

14. Teeth start growing six months before birth

It's a bit creepy to think of unborn babies with healthy chompers, but in truth the teeth buds typically form late in the first trimester. The teeth generally don't push through the gums until babies are between four and seven months of age. And thank goodness for that, because when they do bite, they bite hard!

15. You lose your taste buds as you age

Here's another downside to getting old: your sense of taste vanishes. By the time most people reach 60, half their taste buds will be gone.

16. Pound for pound, a baby is stronger than an ox

I wouldn't suggest hitching your tot up to a miniature wagon, but your bub could probably pull it. And if they were to be put under a ray gun and increased to ox size, they could definitely take the beasts on.

17. Teeth start growing six months before birth

It's a bit creepy to think of unborn babies with healthy chompers, but in truth the teeth buds typically form late in the first trimester. The teeth generally don't push through the gums until babies are between four and seven months of age. And thank goodness for that, because when they do bite, they bite hard!

18. You lose your taste buds as you age

Here's another downside to getting old: your sense of taste vanishes. By the time most people reach 60, half their taste buds will be gone.

19. Pound for pound, a baby is stronger than an ox

I wouldn't suggest hitching your tot up to a miniature wagon, but your bub could probably pull it. And if they were to be put under a ray gun and increased to ox size, they could definitely take the beasts on.

20. Teeth start growing six months before birth

It's a bit creepy to think of unborn babies with healthy chompers, but in truth the teeth buds typically form late in the first trimester. The teeth generally don't push through the gums until babies are between four and seven months of age. And thank goodness for that, because when they do bite, they bite hard!