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Growing Up
Amazing But True
The oldest person on record was Shigechiyo Izumi of Japan. He died in ...
Going grey
As people get older, the amount of pigment (melanin) available to ...
Growing old
As people reach the age of 55-60, their bodies take longer to repair ...
Life expectancy
After adolescence, your body slowly begins to age. But people in ...
Time for a change
Between the ages of 11-18, you change from a child into an adult. ...
More muscle
As you grow up, your muscles get bigger and you get stronger. At ...
DID YOU KNOW?
Most babies are about 50cm (19.5in) tall at birth. A baby's height ...
Soft spots
A newborn baby has soft patches of membrane between its skull bones. ...
Baby brain
A newborn baby's head looks huge in comparison to its body. Its head ...