Random Human Body Facts

    45 facts tagged with Human Body Facts

    It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
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    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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    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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    The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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    Your heart will pump about 212 million liters in its lifetime.
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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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