Random Body Facts

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    The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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    The human sigh acts as a physiological reset button.
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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's 100 trillion good bacteria living in your body.
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    Held in farts enter your bloodstream and are bad for 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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    The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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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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