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body and mind

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Why do you get butterflies in your stomach when you're nervous?

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Why don't ballet dancers get dizzy when they spin?

slidesbody-and-mindbalance

Why is one nostril always more blocked than the other?

slidesbody-and-mindbreathing

Why do you get déjà vu in places you've never been?

slidesbody-and-mindmemory

Why does your eyelid suddenly start twitching — and won't stop?

slidesbody-and-mindnerves

Why do your fingers wrinkle in water — but not the rest of your body?

slidesbody-and-mindskin

Why do we cry happy tears?

slidesbody-and-mindemotion

Why does scratching an itch feel amazing — then make it itch even more?

slidesbody-and-mindskin

Why do you forget why you walked into a room?

slidesbody-and-mindmemory

Why do we blush — and why can't we fake or stop it?

slidesbody-and-mindemotions

Why does brain freeze hurt your forehead, not your mouth?

slidesbody-and-mindpain

Why do you see stars when you stand up too fast?

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