HUMAN BODY PART 1

1. In an average healthy adult, the volume of blood is one-eleventh of the body weight, or between 5 and 6 quarts. (The amount of oil used in the average V8 engine) 
2. In ten years, the average man shaves off a pound of whiskers. 
3. A cough releases an explosive charge of air that moves at speeds up to 60 mph. 
4. A fingernail or toenail takes about 6 months to grow from base to tip. 
5. A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day. 
6. A person will die from total lack of sleep sooner than from starvation. Death will occur about 10 days without sleep, while starvation takes a few weeks. 
7. A sneeze can exceed the speed of 100 mph.According to German researchers, the risk of heart attack is higher on Monday than any other day of the week. 
8.  According to the Kinsey Institute, the biggest erect penis on record measures 13 inches. The smallest tops off at 1 3/4 inches.
9. An average human scalp has 100,000 hairs.