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Body Matters

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Body Matters

Is having a cry good for our health?

By Jason G Goldman

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Body Matters
What you know about sleep may be a myth
By Jason G Goldman
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Body Matters
Why do hot and cold hurt us?
By Jason G Goldman
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Body Matters
Why scar tissue looks and feels weird
By Jason G Goldman
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Why paper cuts hurt so much
By Jason G Goldman
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Why do we get bags under our eyes?
By Jason G Goldman
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Body Matters
Why do we produce milk?
By Jason G Goldman
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What lives under your fingernails?
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Why do your fingers wrinkle in water?
By Jason G Goldman
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What is earwax for?
By Jason G Goldman
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Body Matters
Can we sense magnetic fields?
By Jason G Goldman
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Why it feels good to scratch
By Jason G Goldman
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Why do you get ‘eye floaters’?
By Jason G Goldman / Illustration by Adam Proctor
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Why do we get pins and needles?
By Jason G Goldman
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Why do you get ‘brain freeze’?
By Jason G Goldman
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Why does a funny bone hurt so much?
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