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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.
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.
Price: $15.99
Pages: 296
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Series: 101 Fascinating Facts
Publication Date:
08 December 2026
Trim Size: 7.00 X 5.00 in
ISBN: 9781459757851
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology, Anatomy, REFERENCE / Trivia, Human biology, Trivia and quiz questions
Anya Murphy is a medical student at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and has a master’s degree in the history of medicine from the University of Cambridge.
Dr. Kieran Murphy is a high-tech professor of interventional neuroradiology at the University of Toronto. He attended medical school at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland where he also taught anatomy.
Dr. Kieran Murphy is a high-tech professor of interventional neuroradiology at the University of Toronto. He attended medical school at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland where he also taught anatomy.