Random Brain Facts

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    After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
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    You can only remember 4 things at a time.
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    Studies suggest that people who appear to be constantly distracted have more "working memory" and "sharper brains".
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    Curvy Hips
    Curvy Hips
    According to studies, curvy hips indicate smart women who are more likely to deliver intelligent children.
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    On average, there's 100 billion neurons in the human brain.
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    A human brain produces as many as 12,000 to 50,000 thoughts per day, depending on how deep a thinker a person is.
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    Man Lost 50-75% of His Brain to Water on the Brain, Lived Normally
    A 44-year-old man lost around 50%-75% of his brain to hydrocephalus (water on the brain) and continued to live a normal life. Specialists believe the fluid filled so slowly over his life that the brain remapped itself to retain functionality despite the loss of mass.
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    Starfish don't have brains.
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