Random Human Facts

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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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    Your fingernails grow faster in summer.
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    Unconsciousness will occur after 8-10 seconds after loss of blood supply to the brain.
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    The human sigh acts as a physiological reset button.
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    Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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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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    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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    Mushrooms are more closely related to humans than they are to plants.
    Mushrooms are more closely related to humans than they are to plants.
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