Brain Facts

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    The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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    The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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    The cat brain weighs about 30g.
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    Due to the angle at which the optic nerve enters the brain, staring at a blue surface during sex greatly increases the intensity of orgasms.
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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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    Caffeine boosts memory.
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    The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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