Random Human Body Facts

    45 facts tagged with Human Body Facts

    The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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    After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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    Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human 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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    Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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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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    The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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