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Finding the Funny Bone

  • June 20, 2013
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Your body doesn’t have a “funny bone.” When you hit your elbow in a certain way, that dull tingling comes from the ulnar nerve, which runs down your arm to your hand. The tingle happens when the nerve hits your humerus, the long bone that stretches from elbow to shoulder.

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