Random Human Facts

    96 facts tagged with Human Facts

    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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    Research has determined that most people are happiest at 7:26pm on a Saturday night.
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    We share 70% of our DNA with a slug.
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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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    Only humans shed emotional tears.
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    Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.
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    Due to the angle at which the optic nerve enters the brain, staring at a blue surface during sex greatly increases the intensity of orgasms.
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    Cats have a weak sense of taste. They have only 473 tastebuds, humans have 9,000.
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