Random Body Facts

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    There are about 1,400 different species of bacteria in your belly button.
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    The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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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 adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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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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    If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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    Our Right Lungs takes more air than our left lung.
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    There are times when you're walking that the pressure on your feet exceeds your body weight, and when you're running, it can be three or four times your weight.
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