Fun and fascinating facts about your respiratory system
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The surface area of your lungs is roughly the size of a tennis court.
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You usually breathe through one nostril at a time.
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Your left lung is slightly smaller than your right lung to make room for your heart.
The lungs are the only organ in the human body that can float on water.
The human nose can detect over 10 000 different scents.
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The average person breathes in about 7 to 8 litres of air per minute.
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Your nose humidifies air before it reaches your lungs. |
A sneeze can travel up to 161 km per hour. |
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Your lungs can expand up to 30 times their normal size during vigorous exercise.
The record for the longest time anyone has held their breath, voluntarily under water, is 24 min 37.36 sec, achieved by Budimir Šobat( Croatia)
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Bonitas Member Magazine Issue 2 / 2025
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