Random Human Facts

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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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    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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    If your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times.
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    A third of the human population sneezes when they look at the Sun. Light can signal the ocular nerve near the sinuses and triggers a sneeze.
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    You can't tickle yourself.
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    Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound - over a thousand feet per second!
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    Stress can result in more headaches as a result of the body rerouting blood flow to other parts of the body.
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    Enamel is hardest substance in the human body.
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