Did You Know? December 2012 Edition

Did You Know?

If your DNA was laid out straight, it would reach to the moon 6,000 times.

Your right lung takes in more air than your left lung.

There are an average of 100 billion neurons in your brain.

Yawning can cause a 30 percent increase in heart rate.

Seven in 100 men have color blindness. Only one woman in 1,000 has the condition.

In 2002, the Skene’s gland (also known as the paraurethral gland in females) was officially renamed to female prostate by the Federative International Committee on Anatomical Terminology.

Only one percent of bacteria cause disease.

Odors inhaled by the right nostril are more pleasant than those detected by the left nostril.

By age 50, most people lose half of their taste buds.

Backache is second only to headaches as the most common location of pain.

The skin on your feet is thicker than it is anywhere else on your body.

Large pharmaceutical manufacturers typically spend twice as much money on advertising and marketing costs than they do on research costs.

Watermelon consists of 92 percent water and eight percent sugar.

According to the American Institute of Stress, job stress approximately costs the U.S. industry over $300 billion per year.

Babies that are exposed to cats and dogs in their first year of life have a lower chance of developing allergies when they grow older.

Walking just 20 extra minutes a day can result in a seven-pound fat loss within a year.

Eating approximately 20 tart cherries a day can reduce headaches and inflammation.

Laughter has been medically proven to be an effective pain killer.

The scent of rosemary can make you feel more alert and can improve mental performance.

If eaten with your nose plugged, an apple, potato and onion all taste sweet.

Source: Did You Know? December 2012 Edition