The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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There are glasses which allow a red-green color-blind person to see colors the way everyone else does.
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It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.
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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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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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Fingers prune underwater not because of them absorbing the water or washing away the oil, but because of an evolutionary trait caused by the brain to enhance the grip of your fingers underwater.
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A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
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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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