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Human Body & Mind Anatomy

Why babies have about 300 bones but adults only 206

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Human Body & Mind Anatomy

The liver regrows lost mass, but not its original shape

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Human Body & Mind Anatomy

Skin is the body's largest organ — by weight, not area

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Human Body & Mind Anatomy

The gut's surface is about 30 m², not a tennis court

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Human Body & Mind Anatomy

The smallest bone in the body is the 3 mm stapes

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Human Body & Mind Anatomy

Do bacteria outnumber human cells? Only about 1.3 to 1

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Human Body & Mind Anatomy

Your body makes about 2 million red blood cells a second

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Human Body & Mind Anatomy

Your stomach lining replaces itself every 3 to 6 days

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Human Body & Mind Anatomy

Do inner-ear hair cells grow back? Not in humans

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Human Body & Mind Anatomy

Does the heart have its own brain? Yes, a little one

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24 Nov 1974

Human Body & Mind Anatomy

Lucy was found at Hadar, Ethiopia, on November 24, 1974

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