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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    It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
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    Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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    The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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    Every year your body replaces 98% of your atoms.
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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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