Random Body Facts

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    It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
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    The human sigh acts as a physiological reset button.
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    The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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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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    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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    If you hold farts in during the day, they'll just come out when you sleep.
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    There's 100 trillion good bacteria living in your body.
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    It is possible for you to survive even after the removal of the spleen, the stomach, one kidney, one lung, 75% of the liver, 80% of the intestines, and almost every organ from the pelvic and groin area.
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