Random Human Facts

    96 facts tagged with Human Facts

    Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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    We forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.
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    After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
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    Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell.
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    The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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    Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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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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    There are about 255 babies born worldwide every minute.
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