Random Body Facts

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    Held in farts enter your bloodstream and are bad for your body.
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    If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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    The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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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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    Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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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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