Babies crawl an average of 200m a day.
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The world's shortest man measures only 21.5 inches.
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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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Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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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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There are times when you're walking that the pressure on your feet exceeds your body weight, and when you're running, it can be three or four times your weight.
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