Random Body Facts

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    If your liver stopped working, you'd die within 24 hours.
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    In 30 minutes, the average body gives off enough heat (combined) to bring a half gallon of water to boil.
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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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    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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    A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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    A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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    There's 100 trillion good bacteria living in your body.
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    Gin is a mild diuretic which helps the body get rid of excessive fluid. Thus, it can reduce problems such as menstrual bloating.
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