101 Fascinating Human Body Facts

101 facts about the human body that will surprise and amaze you.

Did you know that you shed approximately six hundred thousand skin particles every hour? That yawning cools the brain? Or that the appendix plays a crucial role in gut health?

The human body is a marvel ― one that can grow, repair itself, and last for eighty to ninety years. In 101 Fascinating Human Body Facts, Anya Murphy and Dr. Kieran Murphy explain the functions of this extraordinary machine, from how we process memories to how the liver regenerates and from why we blush to why we can’t tickle ourselves.

This collection of facts provides an inspiring primer on how the human body works, revealing how every element of the body has a specific and important purpose.