Random Human Facts

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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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    On average, there's 100 billion neurons in the human brain.
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    Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
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    There are glasses which allow a red-green color-blind person to see colors the way everyone else does.
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    Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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    Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound - over a thousand feet per second!
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    It took 200,000 years for humans to reach 3 billion in number. It took 40 years for the next 3 billion.
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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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