Random Human Body Facts

    45 facts tagged with Human Body Facts

    Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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    After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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    Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound - over a thousand feet per second!
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    Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
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    If you are cold you are more likely to be hungry because you use energy to keep warm.
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    Stress can result in more headaches as a result of the body rerouting blood flow to other parts of the body.
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    Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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