The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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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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Your heart will pump about 212 million liters in its lifetime.
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The focusing muscles of the eyes move around 100,000 times a day. To give your leg muscles the same workout, you would need to walk 80km (50 miles) every day.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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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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