Random Body Facts

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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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    Sperm Made Every Heartbeat
    Sperm Made Every Heartbeat
    The human testicles can produce 1,500 sperm during every heartbeat.
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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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    The human sigh acts as a physiological reset button.
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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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    The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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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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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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