Random Body Facts

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    Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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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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    After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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    Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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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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    Camping Can Help to Reset Body Clock
    Camping can help to reset your body clock, according to research.
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    The focusing muscles of the eyes move around 100,000 times a day. To give your leg muscles the same workout, you would need to walk 80km (50 miles) every day.
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