Random Body Facts

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    The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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    Our Right Lungs takes more air than our left lung.
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    The brain receives 20% of the body’s oxygen and 25% of total body glucose utilization, despite it accounting for only 2% of a person’s weight (about 1.4 kilograms).
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    In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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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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    The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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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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    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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