Thread: 15 Facts About:Bones.

1.The smallest bone in the human body is the stapes bone which is located in the ear.

2.There are 54 bones in your hands including the wrists.

3.The only bone fully grown at birth is located in the ear.

4.The human face is made up of 14 bones.

5.The chances of getting a cavity is higher if candy is eaten slowly throughout the day compared to eating it all at once and then brushing your teeth.

6.If an identical twin grows up without having a certain tooth, the other twin will most likely also grow up with that tooth missing.

7.Humans are born with 300 bones in their body, however when a person reaches adulthood they only have 206 bones. This occurs because many of them join together to make a single bone.

8.Gardening is said to be one of the best exercises for maintaining healthy bones.

9.Enamel is hardest substance in the human body.

10.Although the outsides of a bone are hard, they are generally light and soft inside. They are about 75% water.

11.Adult human bones account for 14% of the body's total weight.

12.In 2000 babies are born with a tooth that is already visible.

13.Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!

14.Your thigh bone is stronger than concrete.



15.The strongest bone in your body is the femur (thighbone), and it's hollow!

Source:http://www.funshun.com/amazing-facts...ody-facts.html

This is very interesting.

I appreciate a lot your fact-threads. :)

#11 really surprised me. I would have thought they would account for at least 20% of a person's weight.