Random Body Facts

    64 facts tagged with Body Facts

    If you are cold you are more likely to be hungry because you use energy to keep warm.
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    The levels of two stress hormones, cortisol and epinephrine which suppress the body's immune system, will actually drop after a dose of laughter.
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    The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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    Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
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    After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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    Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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