Random Body Facts

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    Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
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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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    Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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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 one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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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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    If your liver stopped working, you'd die within 24 hours.
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