Random Body Facts

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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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    It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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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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    When you get goosebumps and your hair stands, the hair helps to trap air, making you feel warmer by keeping in your body heat.
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    The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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    One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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    The human sigh acts as a physiological reset button.
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    For most people, no matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow with your fingers it doesn't hurt.
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