The brain receives 20% of the body’s oxygen and 25% of total body glucose utilization, despite it accounting for only 2% of a person’s weight (about 1.4 kilograms).
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You can hear the blood flowing through your ears if you find a quiet place and cover them tightly.
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The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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For most people, no matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow with your fingers it doesn't hurt.
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Stress can result in more headaches as a result of the body rerouting blood flow to other parts of the body.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound - over a thousand feet per second!
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Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
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