Random Human Facts

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    A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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    One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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    If your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times.
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    A third of the human population sneezes when they look at the Sun. Light can signal the ocular nerve near the sinuses and triggers a sneeze.
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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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    Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
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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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    On average, there's 100 billion neurons in the human brain.
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