Here are some fun facts about Feet:
We all know that American bodies are getting bigger, but what about our feet? In the United States, the best-selling shoe size is 8.5 for women and 10.5 for men. Those are both up a full size from 30 years ago, according to the National Shoe Retailers Association in a Chicago Tribune article. If you think you know your correct size, you could be off — a 2011 report published in the Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery suggests that about 35 percent of people underestimated by at least half a size.
It is suggested that 9 out of 10 women wear the wrong shoe size!
Humans have nearly 8000 nerves in our feet
Compared to fingernails, toenails grow much more slowly – about 1mm a month
Fingernails and toenails grow faster during hot weather, pregnancy and teenage years
The record for the world’s largest feet belongs to Matthew McGrory who wears US size 28½
In a pair of feet, there are 250,000 sweat glands
It takes at least 5-6 months to grow an entirely new toenail
Akshat Saxena holds the world record for having the most toes with 10 digits one each foot!
In America, the average shoe size has gone up two sizes in just four decades
It’s rare that two feet are exactly the same; one of them is often larger than the other
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