Random Body Facts

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    Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
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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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    When you get goosebumps and your hair stands, the hair helps to trap air, making you feel warmer by keeping in your body heat.
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    There are glasses which allow a red-green color-blind person to see colors the way everyone else does.
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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 human sigh acts as a physiological reset button.
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    You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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    The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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