Random Body Facts

    64 facts tagged with Body Facts

    If you hold farts in during the day, they'll just come out when you sleep.
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    In 1996, research found that having excessive body hair is linked to higher intelligence.
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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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    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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    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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    In 30 minutes, the average body gives off enough heat (combined) to bring a half gallon of water to boil.
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