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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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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The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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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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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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Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
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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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Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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