The Body

Kindle Highlights: The Body: A Guide for Occupants

Highlights

The length of all your blood vessels would take you two and a half times around Earth. — location: 169 ^ref-8567


Every bit of penicillin made since that day is descended from that single random cantaloupe. — location: 754 ^ref-35357


On a Presidential visit to a farm, Mrs. Coolidge asked her guide how many times the rooster copulated daily. “Dozens of times” was the reply. “Please tell that to the President,” Mrs. Coolidge requested. When the President passed the pens and was told about the rooster, he asked: “Same hen every time?” “Oh no, Mr. President, a different one each time.” The President nodded slowly, then said: “Tell that to Mrs. Coolidge.” — location: 4481 ^ref-62607