Random Human Body Facts

    45 facts tagged with Human Body Facts

    It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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    Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
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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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    Most of us have microscopic, worm like mites named Demodex that live in our eyelashes and have claws and a mouth.
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    The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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    All the chemicals in a human body combined are worth about 6.25 euro (if sold separately).
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    The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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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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