The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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The human sigh acts as a physiological reset button.
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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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Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
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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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In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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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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