Random Human Facts

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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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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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    A person will create enough saliva to fill two average size swimming pools during his lifetime.
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    Enamel is hardest substance in the human body.
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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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    If the human eye was a digital camera, it would have 576 megapixels.
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    Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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    Crying literally alleviates stress and uniquely allows humans to decrease feelings of anger and sadness.
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