Random Body Facts

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    The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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    Curvy Hips
    Curvy Hips
    According to studies, curvy hips indicate smart women who are more likely to deliver intelligent children.
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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 one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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    If your liver stopped working, you'd die within 24 hours.
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    You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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    Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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    Fingers prune underwater not because of them absorbing the water or washing away the oil, but because of an evolutionary trait caused by the brain to enhance the grip of your fingers underwater.
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