Random Body Facts

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    Most of us have microscopic, worm like mites named Demodex that live in our eyelashes and have claws and a mouth.
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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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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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    Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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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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    If your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times.
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    Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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    You can hear the blood flowing through your ears if you find a quiet place and cover them tightly.
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