Random Body Facts

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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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    The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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    Held in farts enter your bloodstream and are bad for your body.
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    The human sigh acts as a physiological reset button.
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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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    There are glasses which allow a red-green color-blind person to see colors the way everyone else does.
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    Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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