Random Body Facts

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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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    The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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    An average heart beats 100,000 times a day, pumping some 2,000 gallons of blood through its chambers. Over a 70-year life span, that adds up to more than 2.5 billion heartbeats.
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    Most of us have microscopic, worm like mites named Demodex that live in our eyelashes and have claws and a mouth.
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    Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
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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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    If your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times.
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    If you are cold you are more likely to be hungry because you use energy to keep warm.
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