Random Body Facts

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    There are about 1,400 different species of bacteria in your belly button.
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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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    Women have about four times as many foot problems as men; lifelong patterns of wearing high heels often are the culprit.
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    Stress can result in more headaches as a result of the body rerouting blood flow to other parts of the body.
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    When you get goosebumps and your hair stands, the hair helps to trap air, making you feel warmer by keeping in your body heat.
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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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    Gin is a mild diuretic which helps the body get rid of excessive fluid. Thus, it can reduce problems such as menstrual bloating.
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    Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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