Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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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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We forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.
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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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If your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times.
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