Random Body Facts

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    The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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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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    In 1996, research found that having excessive body hair is linked to higher intelligence.
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    If your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times.
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    It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
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    Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
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    Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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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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