Random Body Facts

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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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    Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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    Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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    In 30 minutes, the average body gives off enough heat (combined) to bring a half gallon of water to boil.
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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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    The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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    There's 100 trillion good bacteria living in your body.
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