Random Body Facts

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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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    If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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    Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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    There are glasses which allow a red-green color-blind person to see colors the way everyone else does.
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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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    One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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    A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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    A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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