9 things you didn't know about feet

What do you know about legs? Yes, they serve as a means of transportation. Do you know when the legs grow the fastest, who is the owner of the largest foot size in the world? And the smallest one? When is it recommended to buy shoes and when was it even invented? Does the size of the foot change throughout the day and what load can this limb withstand? If you do not know the answers to these questions, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with interesting facts about the legs that Estet-portal has collected for you.  

your legs – one of the most enduring limbs, provided that you lead at least some semblance of an active life. But how much do you know about them? We have prepared interesting facts that we bet you did not know:

1. On average, a person takes about 10 thousand steps a day, and if you count their number over a lifetime, these steps will be enough to circumnavigate the globe 4 times.
2. The legs contain 25% of all bones. 250,000 sweat glands, which produce 400 ml of sweat per day, are also located on the legs.
3. Matthew McGrory treads the ground in size 65 shoes with the proud title of "World's Biggest Foot". Madeleine Albrecht wears size 30 shoes and the title "Modern Cinderella" – she has the tiniest foot in the world.
4. Men have 4 times less foot problems than women. Most likely this is due to the fact that 90% of the beautiful half of humanity wears uncomfortable shoes.
5. Shoes were invented 5 million years ago during the ice age and were made from the skin of various animals. And from the division of shoes into "right" and "left" took place much later in Rome.
6. The English king Edward the Second adopted the usual system for determining the size of shoes. Then and now it was calculated by the diameter of the grain (0.838cm – 1 size). 
7. In ancient China, women with large feet could not get married, so girls' feet were bandaged from childhood to prevent them from growing. Legs were injured, girls became disabled, and in 1912 bandaging was finally banned.
8. When you stand up after sleep, their size doubles. And if you run, the pressure in your legs is 4 times your own weight.
9. Legs grow faster in hot weather, during adolescence and during pregnancy. It is recommended to buy shoes in the afternoon, as the feet swell.

Bonus

Please note that fungal infections, plantar warts, tinea versicolor and athlete's foot can be picked up in public showers and swimming pools if you don't wear your change of shoes. 

Estet-portal hopes that the above facts were really interesting and informative for you! Stay with us!