Random Body Facts

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    It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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    The levels of two stress hormones, cortisol and epinephrine which suppress the body's immune system, will actually drop after a dose of laughter.
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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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    The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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    The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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    One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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    The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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