Random Body Facts

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    Most of us have microscopic, worm like mites named Demodex that live in our eyelashes and have claws and a mouth.
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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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    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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    A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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    The levels of two stress hormones, cortisol and epinephrine which suppress the body's immune system, will actually drop after a dose of laughter.
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    Your heart will pump about 212 million liters in its lifetime.
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    Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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