Random Human Body Facts

    45 facts tagged with Human Body Facts

    After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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    The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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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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    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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    Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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    Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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    If you are cold you are more likely to be hungry because you use energy to keep warm.
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