Random Human Facts

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    A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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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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    The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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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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    The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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    A man's beard grows fastest when he anticipates sex.
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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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