Random Human Facts

    96 facts tagged with Human Facts

    It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
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    A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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    Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
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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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    Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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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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    You can't tickle yourself.
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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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