# Why don't woodpeckers get headaches?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 5, 2006, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-woodpeckers-get-headaches/363243 "2006-07-05T03:21:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2006, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-woodpeckers-get-headaches/363243/1 "2006-07-05T03:21:20Z")

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I found a small article on a topic that we see variations of all the time.  
[Why don’t Woodpeckers get headaches?](http://www.trivia-library.com/b/football-sports-oddities-and-trivia.htm)  
Go to the fourth paragraph.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2006, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-woodpeckers-get-headaches/363243/2 "2006-07-05T23:52:35Z")

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More on the subject can be found in my Staff Report: [How can woodpeckers stand all that woodpecking?](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mwoodpecker.html)