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Why Does My Body Do That?

womansday.com — Yawns, itches, twitches, hiccups and other mysteries explained in this piece.

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  • Foxprowl, on 05/27/2009, -0/+3Wow...very over simplified. No wonder girls aren't good at science. Thanks Womans Day!
  • rtcrooks, on 05/27/2009, -0/+3The Charley Horse looks pleasurable.
  • bbrigg1, on 05/27/2009, -0/+2Well, how else would they be able to understand it?
  • fluidfoundation, on 05/27/2009, -0/+2Ponies and stickers and myspace.com!
  • Falldog, on 05/27/2009, -0/+1They incredibly over simplify most of these.
  • SethEllis, on 05/27/2009, -0/+1"Sneezes happen when your body is trying to expel an irritant from the nasal cavity."

    And all this time I thought it was your soul trying to escape...
  • inactive, on 05/27/2009, -0/+1I hate to be a girl... so many ***** problems to be dealing with.
  • MicrosoftAccess, on 05/27/2009, -0/+1"To force the tube open (and “pop” your ears), squeeze your nostrils closed while exhaling forcefully through your nose." Dont think that is such a good idea.
  • dross1260, on 05/27/2009, -0/+1Nice to see Abstinence-only Education paying off!
  • 4321234, on 05/27/2009, -0/+1I just heard that a recent study discovered that yawning is a reflex that's purpose is to cool your brain. The process is actually thermodynamic rather than respiratory. When you are tired, the brain is less efficient and tends to overheat.

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