Random Body Facts

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    Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
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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 average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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    The focusing muscles of the eyes move around 100,000 times a day. To give your leg muscles the same workout, you would need to walk 80km (50 miles) every day.
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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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    If your liver stopped working, you'd die within 24 hours.
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    There's 100 trillion good bacteria living in your body.
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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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