Random Body Facts

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    The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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    Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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    There's 100 trillion good bacteria living in your body.
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    A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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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 person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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    Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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    In 1996, research found that having excessive body hair is linked to higher intelligence.
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