Random Body Facts

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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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    The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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    Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
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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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    Stress can result in more headaches as a result of the body rerouting blood flow to other parts of the body.
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    The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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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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    If your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times.
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