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 largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm.
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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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Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound - over a thousand feet per second!
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After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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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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Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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