Random Human Facts

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    Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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    We forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.
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    A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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    Our Right Lungs takes more air than our left lung.
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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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    It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
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    The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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    The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm.
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