Random Human Facts

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    Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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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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    Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
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    It took 200,000 years for humans to reach 3 billion in number. It took 40 years for the next 3 billion.
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    The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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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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    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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    For most people, no matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow with your fingers it doesn't hurt.
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