Random Interesting Facts

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    A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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    It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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    Carotenemia
    Carotenemia
    If you eat lots of carrots, you'll start to turn orange.
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    The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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    The 1 yen coin can be used as a weight, because it weighs exactly one gram. Also, it can float on water.
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    Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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    Sectoral Heterochromia
    Sectoral Heterochromia
    Sectoral heterochromia is an eye condition where one part of the iris appears different to the rest. It's generally a result of excessive pigment.
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    Drying your hands with paper towel will reduce the bacterial count by 45 - 60% on your hands. However, using a hand dryer will increase the bacteria on your hands by up to 255% because it blows out bacteria already living in the, conveniently, warm moist environment.
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