Random Body Facts

    64 facts tagged with Body Facts

    A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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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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    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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    Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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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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    In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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    The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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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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