Random Human Facts

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    Atacama Skeleton
    Atacama Skeleton
    In 2003, the skeletal remains of a human that measured 6 inches in length were found in a Chilean ghost town. A definite explanation for its size, mutations, and origin has yet to be found.
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    In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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    When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate, they do the same when you are looking at someone you hate.
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    Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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    Fingers prune underwater not because of them absorbing the water or washing away the oil, but because of an evolutionary trait caused by the brain to enhance the grip of your fingers underwater.
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    The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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    A person will create enough saliva to fill two average size swimming pools during his lifetime.
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    The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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