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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    After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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    Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
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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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    Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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    Tooth growing out of foot
    Tooth growing out of foot
    In 1977, a 13-year-old boy had a tooth growing out of his left foot.
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    When you get goosebumps and your hair stands, the hair helps to trap air, making you feel warmer by keeping in your body heat.
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    Your heart will pump about 212 million liters in its lifetime.
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