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Why do we get goose bumps?

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Hair follicle muscle: Each hair follicle has an attached erector pili muscle. Goose flesh occurs when those muscles contract, pulling the hair vertically and producing a small bump of muscle under the skin. Stimulators are cold and fear.

Answered 9/2/2015

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