60 Things You Never Knew About The Human Body

Muscles, muscles, muscles

Muscles are pivotal for the human body to function. And we actually have an incredible 650 of them. Wowza.

51. The strongest muscle in the body

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Our muscles help us do so much – most obviously, they help us to move.

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Some people’s muscles are bigger than others. But the strongest muscle is the same in every human: the tongue! Ooer.

50. The strongest bone

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It’s the same with bones, eh? We have so many, and we need every single one of them for the body to function seamlessly.

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But can you guess the strongest? It’s actually the jawbone. Lucky in a way – it’s definitely the bone that sees the most fist action!

49. The smallest muscle

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Muscles are big, muscles are small. But can you guess the smallest? It’s actually the stapedius muscle. It’s only a millimeter in length, and located in the ear.

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