Random Human Facts

    96 facts tagged with Human Facts

    Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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    Teenage Laziness is Natural, Not Bad Behavior
    Research suggests that laziness is just a natural part of being a teenager and doesn't reflect bad behavior.
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    Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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    By weight, Bone is five times stronger than steel.
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    Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
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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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    Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.
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    Fingers prune underwater not because of them absorbing the water or washing away the oil, but because of an evolutionary trait caused by the brain to enhance the grip of your fingers underwater.
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