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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    Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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    It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
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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 human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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    Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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