Body: Skin is your largest organ: an average adult has 1.5-2…

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Did you know? Skin is your largest organ: an average adult has 1.5-2 m² of skin weighing 3-5 kg. Every hour you lose around 30,000-40,000 skin cells — almost 1 million a day. Most household dust consists of shed skin cells.

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Skin is your largest organ: an average adult has 1.5-2 m² of skin weighing 3-5 kg. Every hour you lose around 30,000-40,000 skin cells — almost 1 million a day. Most household dust consists of shed skin cells.

De huid is je grootste orgaan: een gemiddelde volwassene heeft 1,5-2 m² huid die 3-5 kg weegt. Je verliest elk uur ongeveer 30.000-40.000 huidcellen — dat is bijna 1 miljoen per dag. Het meeste huisstof bestaat uit afgestoten huidcellen.

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