The brain can stay alive for 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen. After that cells begin die.
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Starfish don't have brains.
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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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Blueberry juice boosts memory.
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An ant brain has about 250 000 brain cells. A human brain has 10,000 million so a colony of 40,000 ants has collectively the same size brain as a human.
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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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Brain freeze is caused by the brain sensing the drop of temperature on your palate and increasing blood pressure in an attempt to save you from freezing.
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