Random Body Facts

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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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    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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    Curvy Hips
    Curvy Hips
    According to studies, curvy hips indicate smart women who are more likely to deliver intelligent children.
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    The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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    Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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    Your heart will pump about 212 million liters in its lifetime.
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    Most of us have microscopic, worm like mites named Demodex that live in our eyelashes and have claws and a mouth.
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