Random Body Facts

    64 facts tagged with Body Facts

    The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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    Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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    Singing Health Benefits
    Singing Health Benefits
    Singing exercises your heart, lungs, and releases endorphins which make you feel good.
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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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    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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    A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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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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    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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