It is possible for you to survive even after the removal of the spleen, the stomach, one kidney, one lung, 75% of the liver, 80% of the intestines, and almost every organ from the pelvic and groin area.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm.
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Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.
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We forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.
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You forget 90% of your dreams.
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Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell.
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A man's beard grows fastest when he anticipates sex.
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