Random Body Facts

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    There are about 1,400 different species of bacteria in your belly button.
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    If your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times.
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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 human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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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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    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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    After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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