Random Human Body Facts

    45 facts tagged with Human Body Facts

    Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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    The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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    The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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    Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
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    It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
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    It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
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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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