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Why You Shouldn't Eat Your Boogers and Other Useless or Gross Information About: Information About Your Body
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General ReferenceAnatomy & Physiology
ISBN13: 9781585426454
Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
Published: May 1 2008
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.25
Height: 0.70 Width: 4.50 Depth: 7.90
Language: English
This collection of little-known facts about the human body answers the questions you have always wanted to ask but never dared to, such as:
- Can smoking make your teeth fall out?
- Have you ever heard of Dr. Strangelove Syndrome? It's a rare condition caused by damage to certain parts in the brain, which results in a person's hand acting independently and taking on a life of its own.
- Did you know that there is also a rare condition called Foreign Accent Syndrome, which results in people suddenly developing a foreign accent?
- Have you ever wondered if a heart transplant could change your personality? The short answer is, yes!
- Did you know that men used hair gel 2000 years ago during the Iron Age?
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