Random Human Body Facts

    45 facts tagged with Human Body Facts

    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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    Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
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    The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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    Stress can result in more headaches as a result of the body rerouting blood flow to other parts of the body.
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    Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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    Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
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    Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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