Random Human Facts

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    The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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    The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year.
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    An average heart beats 100,000 times a day, pumping some 2,000 gallons of blood through its chambers. Over a 70-year life span, that adds up to more than 2.5 billion heartbeats.
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    Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
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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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    In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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    Pain occurs when sounds are above 130 db.
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    Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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