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Mystery #1Tier 2skin / body

Why do you get goosebumps?

When you're cold, or hear a spine-tingling piece of music, tiny bumps pop up all over your skin and your hairs stand on end. You didn't decide to do it. So what is your body up to?

A close-up of goosebumps on human skin with fine hairs standing up
Photo: Ildar Sagdejev · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

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