When you point your finger at someone . . . make sure it is clean.

I was cutting my nails yesterday when a thought came to me. Why do nails grow so fast? I just cut them five days ago and now I need to cut them again. Why can’t they grow slow just like the hair? That way I don’t need to frequently worry of getting filth in them. For something that’s dead, nails surely grow fast.

Here are some nail facts:

Nails grow 1 cm in every 100 days.

Toenails grow slower than fingernails. It takes 6 months to grow an entirely new fingernail while it takes 12 to 18 months for the toenails.

Women’s nail glow slower than men’s nail.

Nails, just like hairs, are made up of keratin.

Nails are composed of dead cells, so they don’t breathe and sweat.

Nail on the middle finger grows the fastest, while the thumbnail grows the slowest.

Nails that are cut often grow faster than those not cut too often.

The longest nail recorded was 48 inches from an Indian man.

Nails on the right hand grow faster than nails on the left hand on right-handed people and vice versa.

As you reach the age 30, nails grow slower.

Pregnancy and age affect nail growth.

It’s bad luck to cut your nails after dark. But that’s pure superficiality. After all, how can you cut your nails when you can’t see it. The bad luck there would be when you injure yourself.