Random Human Facts

    96 facts tagged with Human Facts

    It takes approximately 12 hours for food to entirely digest.
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    An average heart beats 100,000 times a day, pumping some 2,000 gallons of blood through its chambers. Over a 70-year life span, that adds up to more than 2.5 billion heartbeats.
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    The world's shortest man measures only 21.5 inches.
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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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    Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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    We share 70% of our DNA with a slug.
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    The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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    Research has determined that most people are happiest at 7:26pm on a Saturday night.
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