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Human Body Weirdness

You Shed 600,000 Skin Particles Every Hour

That's 1.5 pounds a year — and completely new skin every 28 days.

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Reviewed by the CurioVault curator · 8 October 2026 · Editorial standards

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That's 1.5 pounds per year. 80% of household dust was once thought to be skin, actually about 50% is. You have completely new skin every 28 days.

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