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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    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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    Camping Can Help to Reset Body Clock
    Camping can help to reset your body clock, according to research.
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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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    There's 100 trillion good bacteria living in your 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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    An average heart beats 100,000 times a day, pumping some 2,000 gallons of blood through its chambers. Over a 70-year life span, that adds up to more than 2.5 billion heartbeats.
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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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