Random Body Facts

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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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    There are about 1,400 different species of bacteria in your belly button.
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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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    The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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    Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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    If you hold farts in during the day, they'll just come out when you sleep.
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    The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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