Random Body Facts

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    The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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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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    If you are cold you are more likely to be hungry because you use energy to keep warm.
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    It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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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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    Camping Can Help to Reset Body Clock
    Camping can help to reset your body clock, according to research.
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    The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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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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