Random Human Facts

    96 facts tagged with Human Facts

    Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
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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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    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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    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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    The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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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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    The human brain has the capacity to store everything that you experience.
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    After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
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