Mushrooms are more closely related to humans than they are to plants.
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Humans are capable of running 40 mph according to a study by bio-mechanical expert Dr. Matthew Bundle. Today's fastest man, Usain Bolt, has a top speed of 28 mph.
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Crying literally alleviates stress and uniquely allows humans to decrease feelings of anger and sadness.
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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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The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm.
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The average person will go on a date at least 100 times before they finally marry.
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Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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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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