Here are couple of fun facts about nails. Read and share these with your friends. Have fun!
- Fingernails grow three to four times faster than toenails.
- Toenails are approximately twice as thick as fingernails.
- On average, fingernails grow about one tenth of an inch in a month.
- The fastest growing nail is the one on your middle finger.
- The slowest growing nail is your thumb nail.
- Freshly cut nails grow faster than nails that aren’t cut regularly.
- Men’s nails grow faster than women’s nails.
- Nails grow faster in warmer climates than colder ones.
- Nails grow faster during the day than at night.
- Nails grow faster for younger people than older people.
- Pregnancy causes a spike in nail growth that is not related to prenatal vitamins, contrary to popular belief.
- Nails and hair are made of the same thing: keratin.
- Your nails are likely to grow faster on your dominant hand—so if you’re right handed, the nails on your right hand will grow faster than the nails on your left.
- Typing on a computer can stimulate nail growth, as can nail massage or tapping nails on a table lightly.
- You can get a read on your physical health by looking at your nails.
- Dry nails can be improved by increasing your water intake.
- Hangnails hurt because you’ve actually ripped open the edge of your nail root.
- According to Guinness World Records 2011, the world’s longest fingernails belong to a woman named Lee Redmond and total 28 feet, 4.5 inches long. Redmond hasn’t cut her nails since 1979.
- It’s bad luck to cut your nails after dark.
- Queen Anne Boleyn was said to have an extra fingernail on one of her pinkies.