Random Human Facts

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    Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
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    Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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    You forget 90% of your dreams.
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    If the human eye was a digital camera, it would have 576 megapixels.
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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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    We share 70% of our DNA with a slug.
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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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    If Earth's life was compressed into 1 year, then humans would have been around for only 2 seconds.
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