Random Body Facts

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    The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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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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    The brain receives 20% of the body’s oxygen and 25% of total body glucose utilization, despite it accounting for only 2% of a person’s weight (about 1.4 kilograms).
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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 are about 1,400 different species of bacteria in your belly button.
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    The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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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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    If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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