19 Mind-Blowing Facts (PHOTOS)

Relax man. Take it easy. Free your mind. And check out these 19 mind-blowing facts that are guaranteed to get you out of your head and help you get into April's favorite unofficial holiday.

• Mmmm, Space

  According to astronauts, space smells like seared steak, hot metal and welding fumes.

• The Wonders Of The Human Body

  25,000,000 of your cells died while you read this sentence. It?s okay though, your body made more than 300 billion new ones today.

• Hop To It

  A kangaroo can't jump unless its tail is touching the ground.

• Wake Up

  A snail can sleep for 3 years.

• Unsure Universe

  All the stars, galaxies, and black holes in the universe only comprise about 5% of the mass of the universe. As crazy as it sounds, the other 95% is unaccounted for. Scientists decided to label this mystery material ?dark matter? and to this day they are still not sure where or what it is.

• We Contain Multitudes

  There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body. That's enought to wrap around the world 2 1/2 times.

• Hubba-Hubba

  A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.

• We Are Machines

  Your body has enough iron in it to make a nail 3 inches long.

• Chocoholics

  Every second, Americans collectively eat one hundred pounds of chocolate.

• There's A Name For This

  Obsessive nose picking is referred to as rhinotillexomania.

• Come On, Squirrels

  Squirrels forget where about 50% of the nuts they?ve hidden are.

• An Unholy Crime

  The Bible is the number one most-shoplifted book of all time.

• Calm Down, Stomach

  Without its lining of mucus your stomach would digest itself.

• The Truth Is Out There

  Current estimates suggest that there are up to 400 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy and up to 50 billion planets. Ife even 1% of those are in their systems Goldilocks zone, then there are 500 million planets in our galaxy alone capable of supporting life.

• We Have The Power

  When awake, the human brain produces enough electricity to power a small lightbulb.

• Fresh Start

  Some animals have the ability to freeze solid during winter, thaw in the spring and remain perfectly healthy.

• Survivors

  You could remove a large part of your internal organs and survive. The human body may appear fragile but it?s possible to survive even with the removal of the stomach, the spleen, 75 percent of the liver, 80 percent of the intestines, one kidney, one lung, and virtually every organ from the pelvic and groin area.

• Unbelievable

  There are at least 10 billion trillion stars in the universe.

• Taking Care Of Each Other

  During pregnancy if the mother suffers organ damage, the baby in the womb sends stem cells to repair the damaged organ.

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Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/20/19-mind-blowing-facts-_n_3117729.html

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