Random Body Facts

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    You can hear the blood flowing through your ears if you find a quiet place and cover them tightly.
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    If your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times.
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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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    A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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    Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
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    If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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    Women have about four times as many foot problems as men; lifelong patterns of wearing high heels often are the culprit.
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    The brain receives 20% of the body’s oxygen and 25% of total body glucose utilization, despite it accounting for only 2% of a person’s weight (about 1.4 kilograms).
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