There are about 255 babies born worldwide every minute.
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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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Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.
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Only humans shed emotional tears.
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The average person will go on a date at least 100 times before they finally marry.
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A man's beard grows fastest when he anticipates sex.
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The human sigh acts as a physiological reset button.
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If the human eye was a digital camera, it would have 576 megapixels.
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