Random Body Facts

    64 facts tagged with Body Facts

    Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
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    Gin is a mild diuretic which helps the body get rid of excessive fluid. Thus, it can reduce problems such as menstrual bloating.
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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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    An Indian man known as "Snake Manu" can put small snakes, including deadly cobras, into his mouth and pass them out through his nose.
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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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    If your liver stopped working, you'd die within 24 hours.
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    Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound - over a thousand feet per second!
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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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