Random Body Facts

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    The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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    The levels of two stress hormones, cortisol and epinephrine which suppress the body's immune system, will actually drop after a dose of laughter.
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    In 1996, research found that having excessive body hair is linked to higher intelligence.
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    If your liver stopped working, you'd die within 24 hours.
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    If your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times.
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    The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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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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    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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