Random Human Facts

    96 facts tagged with Human Facts

    On average, there's 100 billion neurons in the human brain.
    83
    Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
    205
    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.
    54
    When you kiss someone for the first time, you get a spike in the neurotransmitter dopamine, making you crave more.
    23
    On average, a human being will have sex more than 3,000 times and spend two weeks kissing in their lifetime.
    161
    Cats have a weak sense of taste. They have only 473 tastebuds, humans have 9,000.
    307
    If your liver stopped working, you'd die within 24 hours.
    107
    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.
    26