Human Body Facts for Kids

Your taste buds are replaced about every two weeks.

Your left lung is slightly smaller than your right lung to make room for your heart.

Humans share about 60% of their DNA with bananas.

A red blood cell can travel around your entire body in less than 20 seconds.

Your body produces about 1 litre of mucus every day.

Your stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve metal.

An eyelash lives for about 5 months before falling out and being replaced.

You blink about 15 to 20 times per minute — that's up to 28,000 times a day!

Your thigh bone (femur) is stronger than concrete.

Your pinky finger is responsible for about 50% of your hand's overall strength.