Random Human Facts

    96 facts tagged with Human Facts

    Obsessive nose picking is called Rhinotillexomania.
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    The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year.
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    Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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    It took 200,000 years for humans to reach 3 billion in number. It took 40 years for the next 3 billion.
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    Atacama Skeleton
    Atacama Skeleton
    In 2003, the skeletal remains of a human that measured 6 inches in length were found in a Chilean ghost town. A definite explanation for its size, mutations, and origin has yet to be found.
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    We share 70% of our DNA with a slug.
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    Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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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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