Random Body Facts

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    A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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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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    In 30 minutes, the average body gives off enough heat (combined) to bring a half gallon of water to boil.
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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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    It is possible for you to survive even after the removal of the spleen, the stomach, one kidney, one lung, 75% of the liver, 80% of the intestines, and almost every organ from the pelvic and groin area.
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    The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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