Random Human Facts

    96 facts tagged with Human Facts

    The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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    There are about 255 babies born worldwide every minute.
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    The human brain is more active during sleep than during the day.
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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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    It takes approximately 12 hours for food to entirely digest.
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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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    A man's beard grows fastest when he anticipates sex.
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    Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
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