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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    It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
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    Every year your body replaces 98% of your atoms.
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    It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
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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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    The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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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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