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 average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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    Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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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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    Every year your body replaces 98% of your atoms.
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    The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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