Random Human Facts

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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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    The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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    Research has determined that most people are happiest at 7:26pm on a Saturday night.
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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 average heart beats 100,000 times a day, pumping some 2,000 gallons of blood through its chambers. Over a 70-year life span, that adds up to more than 2.5 billion heartbeats.
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    A human brain produces as many as 12,000 to 50,000 thoughts per day, depending on how deep a thinker a person is.
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    In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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    Humans are capable of running 40 mph according to a study by bio-mechanical expert Dr. Matthew Bundle. Today's fastest man, Usain Bolt, has a top speed of 28 mph.
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