Random Body Facts

    64 facts tagged with Body Facts

    The human sigh acts as a physiological reset button.
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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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    For most people, no matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow with your fingers it doesn't hurt.
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    You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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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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    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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    There's 100 trillion good bacteria living in your body.
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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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