Random Body Facts

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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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    Your heart will pump about 212 million liters in its lifetime.
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    In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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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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    Stress can result in more headaches as a result of the body rerouting blood flow to other parts of the body.
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    The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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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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    A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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