If your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times.
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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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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
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It is possible for you to survive even after the removal of the spleen, the stomach, one kidney, one lung, 75% of the liver, 80% of the intestines, and almost every organ from the pelvic and groin area.
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The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year.
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Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
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