Random Human Body Facts

    45 facts tagged with Human Body Facts

    It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
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    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 person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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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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    The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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    It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
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    The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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    If your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times.
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