Random Human Body Facts

    45 facts tagged with Human Body Facts

    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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    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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    The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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    All the chemicals in a human body combined are worth about 6.25 euro (if sold separately).
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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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    There are times when you're walking that the pressure on your feet exceeds your body weight, and when you're running, it can be three or four times your weight.
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    The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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