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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In 1996, research found that having excessive body hair is linked to higher intelligence.
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There are times when you're walking that the pressure on your feet exceeds your body weight, and when you're running, it can be three or four times your weight.
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The average sperm cell swims at 8 inches per hour.
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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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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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After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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