Random Brain Facts

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    The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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    Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die.
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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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    10 seconds is the amount of time until unconsciousness after the loss of blood supply to the brain.
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    There are more nerve cells in the human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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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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