Random Body Facts

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    If you hold farts in during the day, they'll just come out when you sleep.
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    Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
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    In 30 minutes, the average body gives off enough heat (combined) to bring a half gallon of water to boil.
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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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    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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    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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    After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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