After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
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Brain freeze is caused by the brain sensing the drop of temperature on your palate and increasing blood pressure in an attempt to save you from freezing.
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Male hospital patients fall out of bed twice as often as female hospital patients.
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A person will burn 7 percent more calories if they walk on hard dirt compared to pavement.
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It takes approximately 12 hours for food to entirely digest.
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The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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You mostly breathe from only one nostril at a time!
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