Random Body Facts

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    The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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    It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
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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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    Most of us have microscopic, worm like mites named Demodex that live in our eyelashes and have claws and a mouth.
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    It is possible for you to survive even after the removal of the spleen, the stomach, one kidney, one lung, 75% of the liver, 80% of the intestines, and almost every organ from the pelvic and groin area.
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    The levels of two stress hormones, cortisol and epinephrine which suppress the body's immune system, will actually drop after a dose of laughter.
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