Random Human Facts

    96 facts tagged with Human Facts

    The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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    A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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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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    It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
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    Crying literally alleviates stress and uniquely allows humans to decrease feelings of anger and sadness.
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    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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    If your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times.
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