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How can a naked mole-rat be useful in medicine?

It is remarkable for its longevity and its resistance to cancer and oxygen deprivation.

How much is a human body worth? (at least an approximate number, if you don't know this obvious fact)

Entire human body Including all organs, bones, muscles, ligaments, etc: $45,000,000

People of which profession usually suffer from hero syndrome?

Firefighters!

Where did Leonardo da Vinci come from?

Leonardo was actually born in, or near, Vinci - a city in the Italian region of Tuscany (hence the phrase after his name 'da Vinci' meaning 'from Vinci'.

What was the idea behind the 'Vitruvian man'?

The idea was to fit a human in a circle and in a square The description in De Architectura mentions that the perfect form of the human body could “be made to fi

Who is the fastest human runner?

Usain Bolt? Wrooong! A fossilized footprint in Australia shows that there was an ancient man, who was able to run 28 k/h, when Bolt can only run as fast as 27.

Why is Neanderthals called Neanderthals?

Because the type specimen, Neanderthal 1, was found in 1856 in the Neander Valley in present-day Germany.

What can buzzing mosquitoes give you? (which disease?)

A lot of people think it's malaria, but the mosquitoes that you hear can only give you yellow fever, which is also quite unpleasant.

What part of our body evolved faster?

Nose!

How many neurons are in human brain?

86 billion! Can you imagine?! However, we lose 14 billion neurons overnight.