Random Body Facts

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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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    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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    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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    Tooth growing out of foot
    Tooth growing out of foot
    In 1977, a 13-year-old boy had a tooth growing out of his left foot.
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    In 1996, research found that having excessive body hair is linked to higher intelligence.
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    The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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    In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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