Random Body Facts

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    In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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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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    Our Right Lungs takes more air than our left lung.
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    Hypnic Jerk
    Hypnic Jerk
    When you wake up with a jolt, it's called a Hypnic Jerk. This usually happens during the lightest stages of sleep, and can happen as a natural reaction when you fall asleep in a car or airplane.
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    In 1996, research found that having excessive body hair is linked to higher intelligence.
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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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    If you are cold you are more likely to be hungry because you use energy to keep warm.
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    Fingers prune underwater not because of them absorbing the water or washing away the oil, but because of an evolutionary trait caused by the brain to enhance the grip of your fingers underwater.
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