Random Human Body Facts

    45 facts tagged with Human Body Facts

    The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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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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    Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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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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    There are times when you're walking that the pressure on your feet exceeds your body weight, and when you're running, it can be three or four times your weight.
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    Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
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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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