Human evolution is an interesting subject. Here are 10 of the most interesting evolution facts you will probably want to share with everyone!
The Weirdest Human Evolution Facts
1 The plantaris muscle, the muscle that allows us to grip stuff just like other primates, is missing in 9% of the population.
2 Why do we have goose bumps? Well, it is said that they are remnants of the thick hair that covered our ancestors.
3 Our brains have shrunk over the last 30,000 years, losing a tennis ball in size.
4 Homosapiens navigated the Indian Ocean to Australia from Africa 50,000 years ago using small boats.
5 It took 100,000 years for the world population to reach 1 billion. However, it only took 133 years for that number to double to 2 billion and 44 years to reach 4 billion.
6 Research has found that the throwing skills of a human being evolved from our extinct human ancestors, and even chimps cannot match those skills. In fact, a chimp can only throw about one-third as swiftly as a 13-year-old little League pitcher.
7 The brain is believed to have grown so rapidly in size and complexity because of a protein domain called DUF1220.
8 Researchers say that humans have longer lifespans compared to apes because human grandmothers help feed their grandchildren while other primates fend for themselves after being weaned by their moms.
9 We are the only primates whose teeth decrease in size as our brains enlarge.
10 Our fists have constantly evolved to give a punch. Our fingers and palms have become shorter while our thumbs have become stronger and more flexible.
11.Why are lefties outnumbered by right-handed people? Researchers believe that left-handed people are competitive while right-handed people are cooperative, and since we value cooperation more than competition, we tend to be the same. To put this into perspective, lefties only make up 10% of the population but make up 50% of the best gun-ho athletes.
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