Random Human Facts

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    After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
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    A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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    Enamel is hardest substance in the human body.
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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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    Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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    Unconsciousness will occur after 8-10 seconds after loss of blood supply to the brain.
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    Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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    Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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