Random Human Facts

    96 facts tagged with Human Facts

    The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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    Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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    Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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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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    Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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    A person will create enough saliva to fill two average size swimming pools during his lifetime.
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    Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell.
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    The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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