Random Human Body Facts

    45 facts tagged with Human Body Facts

    The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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    Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
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    The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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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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    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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    There are times when you're walking that the pressure on your feet exceeds your body weight, and when you're running, it can be three or four times your weight.
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    The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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