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How do you get goose bumps?

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There are many many many ways to get goosebumps, one of the more common ways is when you are cold. Goosebumps are really tiny muscles in your skin contracting, making the skin bunch up that surround the hair, which result in goosebumps. The body preserves heat this way, which is why the hairs stand up, thus reducing heat loss. :)
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