Random Body Facts

    64 facts tagged with Body Facts

    Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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    A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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    Our Right Lungs takes more air than our left lung.
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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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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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    There are times when you're walking that the pressure on your feet exceeds your body weight, and when you're running, it can be three or four times your weight.
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    You can hear the blood flowing through your ears if you find a quiet place and cover them tightly.
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    The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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