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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Cracking your knuckles does not actually hurt your bones or cause arthritis. The sound you hear is just gas bubbles bursting.
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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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Dogs can be trained to identify the scent of lung cancer long before symptoms develop.
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Women have about four times as many foot problems as men; lifelong patterns of wearing high heels often are the culprit.
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Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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