Random Body Facts

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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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    The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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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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    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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    The levels of two stress hormones, cortisol and epinephrine which suppress the body's immune system, will actually drop after a dose of laughter.
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    There are times when you're walking that the pressure on your feet exceeds your body weight, and when you're running, it can be three or four times your weight.
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