Random Body Facts

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    All humans have the ability to see ultraviolet light, but it is passively filtered out by the eye's lens. People who undergo surgery to remove the lens can detect ultraviolet light.
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    If you are cold you are more likely to be hungry because you use energy to keep warm.
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    For most people, no matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow with your fingers it doesn't hurt.
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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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    Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound - over a thousand feet per second!
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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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    Stress can result in more headaches as a result of the body rerouting blood flow to other parts of the 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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