Life is crazy. From the complexity of the human body and the intricacies of our brain to the way we react with one another and the sociological phenomena of living in large, dynamic societies our lives are something of a beautiful mess. As humans we are simultaneously some of the most complex, tough, simple, and fragile things in the universe. Whether it is an unbelievable fact about our physiology or something interesting about the way we relate to one another there is sure to be something on this list that you didn’t know. For example, did you know that nearly 2/3 of the people in the history of humanity that lived to be 65 years old are alive today? While that sounds crazy it is primarily because more people are alive today than ever before. In fact, out of the 108 billion humans estimated to have walked the Earth, more than 7 billion of them are alive today. That means that only 93% of humans in history have died! Isn’t that mind boggling? Out of all of history, 7% of humans are alive today. Our world has changed so much and this list will pay tribute to that fact. These are 25 crazy statistics about life and living!
Human life expectancy has increased more in the past 50 years than in the last 200,000 years
Source: wikipedia, Image: wikipediaMore things live on your skin than there are humans on planet Earth
Source: curiosity.com, Image: wikipediaSpeaking of skin, during your lifetime your skin will replace itself an average of 900 times
Source: ft.com, Image: wikipediaOn average, a person would fill two swimming pools with 25,000 quarts of saliva during their lifetime
Source: howstuffworks.com, Image: wikipediaHere's another statistic - you'll spend about 3 months of your life on the toilet
Source: scotsman.com, Image: wikipediaTo get a bit more serious, 80% of humanity lives on less than $10 per day
Source: globalissues.org, Image: wikipediaIn comparison to such poverty, the average American will spend nearly 6 months of their life talking on the phone
Source: bls.gov, Image: wikipediaPeople who have a solid community of friends live nearly four years longer than people who don't
Source: dailymail.co.uk, Image: wikipediaIf you sit for more than three hours every day you're cutting nearly two years off of your life expectancy
Source: wikipedia, Image: wikipediaPart of the reason why women live longer than men is because their immune systems age more slowly
Source: bbc.com, Image: wikipediaPeople who jog live almost six years longer than people who don't
Source: dailymail.co.uk, Image: wikipediaAn average person can survive nearly two months without eating
Source: wikipedia, Image: wikipediaIf everyone on Earth properly washed their hands, nearly 1 million lives would be saved every year
Source: hygienecentral.org.uk, Image: wikipediaThe average person spends two weeks of his/her life kissing
Source: psychologytoday.com, Image: pixabayEvery year, life expectancy increases by three months
Source: nia.nih.gov, Image: wikipediaThe average person will walk 120,000 km (75,000 miles) in their life. That's a little bit over 3 times around the world!
Source: dailymail.co.uk, Image: wikipediaEvery cigarette you smoke reduces your life expectancy by 11 minutes
Source: news.bbc.co.uk, Image: wikipediaYour probability of living to more than 110 years old is 1 in 7 million
Source: smithsonianmag.com, Image: wikipediaContrary to popular belief, your chance of eating a spider while asleep at any point during your life is pretty close to 0%
Source: scientificamerican.com, Image: wikipediaThe average person will yawn about 250,000 times during their life
Source: reuters.com, Image: wikipediaAn average American will eat 35 tonnes of food in their lifetime
Source: vvsd.org, Image: wikipediaMen spend roughly six months of their life shaving
Source: askmen.com, Image: wikipediaAccording to the American Cancer Society, men in the United States have a 43.31% chance of developing some form of cancer during their lifetime
Source: cancer.org, Image: pixabaySleeping less than seven hours per night reduces your life expectancy
Source: medicalnewstoday.com, Image: wikipedia2/3 of all the people in the history of the world that have lived to be 65 years old are alive today
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