Random Body Facts

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    The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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    If your liver stopped working, you'd die within 24 hours.
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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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    The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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    Fingers prune underwater not because of them absorbing the water or washing away the oil, but because of an evolutionary trait caused by the brain to enhance the grip of your fingers underwater.
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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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    It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
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    If you hold farts in during the day, they'll just come out when you sleep.
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