Friday Face

Discover the most typical face on the planet, a 28-year-old Han Chinese man from a composite of nearly 200,000 photos.

Written byRazib Khan
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Since I posted about facial composites last week, I need to mention this, The most typical face on the planet:

The researchers conclude that a male, 28-year-old Han Chinese man is the most typical person on the planet. There are 9 million of them. The image above is a composite of nearly 200,000 photos of men who fit that description.

Click through to see what the face looks like.

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