When you get goosebumps and your hair stands, the hair helps to trap air, making you feel warmer by keeping in your body heat.
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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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A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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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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The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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Gin is a mild diuretic which helps the body get rid of excessive fluid. Thus, it can reduce problems such as menstrual bloating.
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The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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