• Why You're Tired

  Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010 (message contributor)

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  Tags:  Human Body

  Denomination: Brethren

WHY YOU'RE TIRED

In a 24-hour period, if you’re an adult of average weight, here is what you accomplish:

• Your heart beats 103,689 times

• Your blood travels 168,000,000 miles

• You breathe 23,040 times

• You inhale 438 cubic feet of air.

• You eat 3.25 pounds of food

• You drink 2.9 quarts of liquids

• You lose 7/8 pound of waste.

• You speak 4,800 words, including some unnecessary ones

• You move 750 muscles

• Your nails grow .000046 inch

• Your hair grows .01714 inch

• You exercise 7,000,000 (million) brain cells.

No wonder you feel tired!