Random Body Facts

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    The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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    Camping Can Help to Reset Body Clock
    Camping can help to reset your body clock, according to research.
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    An average heart beats 100,000 times a day, pumping some 2,000 gallons of blood through its chambers. Over a 70-year life span, that adds up to more than 2.5 billion heartbeats.
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    Stress can result in more headaches as a result of the body rerouting blood flow to other parts of the body.
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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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    Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound - over a thousand feet per second!
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    Curvy Hips
    Curvy Hips
    According to studies, curvy hips indicate smart women who are more likely to deliver intelligent children.
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    All humans have the ability to see ultraviolet light, but it is passively filtered out by the eye's lens. People who undergo surgery to remove the lens can detect ultraviolet light.
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