Random Human Body Facts

    45 facts tagged with Human Body Facts

    The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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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 human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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    Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human 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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