Random Human Body Facts

    45 facts tagged with Human Body Facts

    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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    It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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    Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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    Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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    The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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    The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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    Women have about four times as many foot problems as men; lifelong patterns of wearing high heels often are the culprit.
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