Random Human Facts

    96 facts tagged with Human Facts

    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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    Women have about four times as many foot problems as men; lifelong patterns of wearing high heels often are the culprit.
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    The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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    When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate, they do the same when you are looking at someone you hate.
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    On average, there's 100 billion neurons in the human brain.
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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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    Obsessive nose picking is called Rhinotillexomania.
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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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