Random Human Facts

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    By weight, Bone is five times stronger than steel.
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    Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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    Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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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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    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 will go on a date at least 100 times before they finally marry.
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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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    Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.
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