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Why don’t woodpeckers get headaches when they slam their head on a tree all day?


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Xeno Dragon offline Verified User (2 years, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 75 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 1 month ago (1 minute after post)

I should know this… I learned it in school once…

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tricky offline Verified User (3 years) Long Term User Shouts: 95 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 1 month ago (10 minutes after post)

why should we care O.o ? am really not trying to be offensive but really

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kemmy offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 1 month ago (12 minutes after post)

Woodpeckers have thick muscles, sponge-like bones, and a third eyelid to keep the birds brains intact.

It was intriguing, so I looked it up.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16531772

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IN | 1 year, 1 month ago (17 minutes after post)

the must be having very pressicion shockabsorbing musseles with there neck,.

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courtybubble offline Verified User (2 years, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 205 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (17 hours, 6 minutes after post)

why dont you get a headache making all these useless posts all day?

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kemmy offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (19 hours, 43 minutes after post)

~Lucy~ wrote:
a woodpeckers brain is suspended in fluid, allowing it to hammer away at a tree without getting a headache

Woodpeckers have practically no fluid surrounding their brain, unlike humans. This helps prevent jostling and injury when head banging.

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