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The human body contains enough iron to make a nail about 7.5 centimetres long.

Why it is true

The iron in the human body, mostly in the haemoglobin of blood, totals between 3 and 4 grams. That amount would be enough to forge a small iron nail. Without iron, blood could not carry oxygen to cells.

Source: Live Science

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