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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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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An average heart beats 100,000 times a day, pumping some 2,000 gallons of blood through its chambers. Over a 70-year life span, that adds up to more than 2.5 billion heartbeats.
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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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Every year your body replaces 98% of your atoms.
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The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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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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