Random Body Facts

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    Sperm Made Every Heartbeat
    Sperm Made Every Heartbeat
    The human testicles can produce 1,500 sperm during every heartbeat.
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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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    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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    The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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    The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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    In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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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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    The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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