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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The brain receives 20% of the body’s oxygen and 25% of total body glucose utilization, despite it accounting for only 2% of a person’s weight (about 1.4 kilograms).
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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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If you hold farts in during the day, they'll just come out when you sleep.
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Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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