It is no wonder, that people love to read about some fasinationg facts about human body. Enough of facts have been mentioned about human body, and today we have picked up “brain” among them. The human brain is the most complex organ in the human body and probably the most complex creation present on this universe. So, have a look at the fascinating facts about human brain.
1. While on one hand, elephant’s brain is physically larger than a human brain, the human brain is 2% of total body weight.
2. At birth, the size of human brain is almost the same size of an adult and also contains the most of the cells for your whole life.
3. The weight of the brain is nearly around 3 lbs.
4. Did you know, you skin weighs twice as much as brain?
5. Fact says, 90 minutes of continuous sweating can shrink your brain as much as 80 years of ageing can do.
6. All brain cells are not alike. There are as many as 10,000 specific types of neurons in the brain.
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7. On an average, your brain develops 12 to 25 watts of electricity.
8. Every second, there are around 100,000 reactions that take place in brain.
9. If you thought human brains were the largest, than you were wrong. Albert Einstein’s brain weighed in at 2.71 pounds which means it was 10% smaller than the average of 3 pounds.
10. There is a popular myth, alcohol destroy’s brain cells. But the fact is alcohol does not destroy brain cell but it only damages the connective tissue at the end of neurons.
11. Only 5 minutes without oxygen, can destroy the whole human brain in seconds.
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12. Your brain weighs about 3 pounds. Of that, the dry weight is 60% fat, making your brain the fattiest organ.
13. The next time you get fever, keep in mind that the highest human body temperature ever recorded was 115.7 degrees–yes the man survived.
14. You can’t tickle yourself because your brain distinguished between unexpected external touch and your own touch.
So, do you know some more facts about Brain? Let us know!
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