Random Body Facts

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    Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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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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    The focusing muscles of the eyes move around 100,000 times a day. To give your leg muscles the same workout, you would need to walk 80km (50 miles) every day.
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    Women have about four times as many foot problems as men; lifelong patterns of wearing high heels often are the culprit.
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    It is possible for you to survive even after the removal of the spleen, the stomach, one kidney, one lung, 75% of the liver, 80% of the intestines, and almost every organ from the pelvic and groin area.
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    The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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    The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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