Uncommon Facts about the Heart

These are some unknown facts about one of the most important organ in the human body:

• The heart pumps about 2,000 gallons of blood every day.
• The average heart is the size of a fist in an adult.
• The heart can continue to beat even when it’s disconnected from the body.
• The first open heart surgery was done by African American Cardiologist, Daniel Hale Williams in 1893.
• The earliest known case of heart disease was found in 3,500 year old Egyptian mummy.
• The beating sound of your heart is the result of the valves of the heart opening and closing.
• The heart of a women beat slightly faster than the heart of a man.

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