Random Body Facts

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    You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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    When you get goosebumps and your hair stands, the hair helps to trap air, making you feel warmer by keeping in your body heat.
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    Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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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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    A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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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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    The human sigh acts as a physiological reset button.
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    The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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