A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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Women have about four times as many foot problems as men; lifelong patterns of wearing high heels often are the culprit.
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Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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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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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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Due to the angle at which the optic nerve enters the brain, staring at a blue surface during sex greatly increases the intensity of orgasms.
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Research has determined that most people are happiest at 7:26pm on a Saturday night.
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