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How your fist-sized stomach makes room for a feast

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The ultimate Thanksgiving survival tool. The lining of your stomach is composed of deep folds called rugae. When you aggressively attack a buffet, these folds stretch out like an overstuffed balloon, multiplying the organ's volume by nearly fifty times. This is exactly why the phrase 'my eyes were bigger than my stomach' is biologically false.

How your fist-sized stomach makes room for a feast
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