20 Facts About Humans

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Humans are the most abundant and widespread species of primate, characterized by bipedalism and large, complex brains.

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Humans are highly social and tend to live in complex social structures composed of many cooperating and competing groups, from families and kinship networks to political states.

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3.

Humans have continued to expand, with a global population of over 7.

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4.

Humans are omnivorous, capable of consuming a wide variety of plant and animal material, and have used fire and other forms of heat to prepare and cook food since the time of H erectus.

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Humans are generally diurnal, sleeping on average seven to nine hours per day.

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6.

Humans have a large and highly developed prefrontal cortex, the region of the brain associated with higher cognition.

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7.

Humans are one of the most adaptable species, despite having a low or narrow tolerance for many of the earth's extreme environments.

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8.

Humans have briefly visited the Moon and made their presence felt on other celestial bodies through human-made robotic spacecraft.

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9.

Humans have proportionately shorter palates and much smaller teeth than other primates.

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10.

Humans have characteristically crowded teeth, with gaps from lost teeth usually closing up quickly in young individuals.

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11.

Humans are gradually losing their third molars, with some individuals having them congenitally absent.

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12.

Humans have about 2 million sweat glands spread over their entire bodies, many more than chimpanzees, whose sweat glands are scarce and are mainly located on the palm of the hand and on the soles of the feet.

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Humans have a far faster and more accurate throw than other animals.

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14.

Humans are among the best long-distance runners in the animal kingdom, but slower over short distances.

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15.

Humans are able to induce early labor or perform a caesarean section if the child needs to be born earlier for medical reasons.

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Humans are omnivorous, capable of consuming a wide variety of plant and animal material.

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Humans have a larger and more developed prefrontal cortex than other primates, the region of the brain associated with higher cognition.

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18.

Humans are one of the few animals able to self-recognize in mirror tests and there is debate over to what extent humans are the only animals with a theory of mind.

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19.

Humans are highly social and tend to live in large complex social groups.

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Humans have evolved the ability to change affiliation with various social groups relatively easily, including previously strong political alliances, if doing so is seen as providing personal advantages.

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