Random Human Facts

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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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    Mushrooms are more closely related to humans than they are to plants.
    Mushrooms are more closely related to humans than they are to plants.
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    Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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    If Earth's life was compressed into 1 year, then humans would have been around for only 2 seconds.
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    Babies crawl an average of 200m a day.
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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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    An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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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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