The focusing muscles of the eyes move around 100,000 times a day. To give your leg muscles the same workout, you would need to walk 80km (50 miles) every day.
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Held in farts enter your bloodstream and are bad for your body.
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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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In 1996, research found that having excessive body hair is linked to higher intelligence.
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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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For most people, no matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow with your fingers it doesn't hurt.
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