Random Body Facts

    64 facts tagged with Body Facts

    One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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    Stress can result in more headaches as a result of the body rerouting blood flow to other parts of the body.
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    The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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    Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
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    There are times when you're walking that the pressure on your feet exceeds your body weight, and when you're running, it can be three or four times your weight.
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    Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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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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    A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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