Random Human Facts

    96 facts tagged with Human Facts

    The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year.
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    Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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    The human brain is more active during sleep than during the day.
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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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    It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
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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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    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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    Most of us have microscopic, worm like mites named Demodex that live in our eyelashes and have claws and a mouth.
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