Random Human Facts

    96 facts tagged with Human Facts

    Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.
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    Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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    Cats have a weak sense of taste. They have only 473 tastebuds, humans have 9,000.
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    Obsessive nose picking is called Rhinotillexomania.
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    The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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    The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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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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    If Earth's life was compressed into 1 year, then humans would have been around for only 2 seconds.
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