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16 weird facts
By: eba95 Date: August 9, 2010, 7:42 am
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1. The brain doesn’t feel pain: Even
though the brain processes pain
signals, the brain itself does not
actually feel pain.
2. Your brain has huge oxygen needs:
Your brain requires 20 percent of the
oxygen and calories your body
needs — even though your brain
only makes up two percent of your
total body weight.
3. 80% of the brain is water: Instead of
being relatively solid, your brain
80% water. This means that it is
important that you remain properly
hydrated for the sake of your mind.
4. Your brain comes out to play at
night : You’d think that your brain is
more active during the day, when
the rest of your body is. But it ’s not.
Your brain is more active when you
sleep.
5. Your brain operates on 10 watts of
power : It’s true: The amazing
computational power of your brain
only requires about 10 watts of
power to operate.
6. A higher I.Q. equals more dreams:
The smarter you are, the more you
dream. A high I.Q. can also fight
mental illness. Some people even
believe they are smarter in their
dreams than when they are awake.
7. The brain changes shapes during
puberty : Your teenage years do
more than just change how you feel;
the very structure of your brain
changes during the teen years, and it
even affects impulsive, risky
behavior.
8. Your brain can store everything:
Technically, your brain has the
capacity to store everything you
experience, see, read or hear.
However, the real issue is recall —
whether you can access that
information.
9. Information in your brain travels at
different speeds : The neurons in
your brain are built differently, and
information travels along them at
different speeds. This is why
sometimes you can recall
information instantly, and
sometimes it takes a little longer.
Your Senses
You might be surprised at the
amazing things your various senses
can accomplish.
10. Your smell is unique: Your body
odor is unique to you — unless you
have an identical twin. Even babies
recognize the individual scents of
their mothers.
11. Humans use echolocation: Humans
can use sound to sense objects in
their area using echolocation. It is
thought that those who are blind
develop this ability to heightened
effectiveness.
12. Adrenaline gives you super
strength : Yes, with the proper
response in certain situations, you
really can lift a car.
13. Women smell better than men:
Women are better than men at
identifying smells.
14. Your nose remembers 50,000
scents : It is possible for your nose to
identify and remember more than
50,000 smells.
15. Your hearing decreases when you
overeat : When you eat too much
food, it actually reduces your ability
to hear. So consider eating healthy
— and only until you are full.
16. Your sense of time is in your head:
How you experience time is all about
your perception. Some speculate
that stress can help you experience
time dilation. Apparently, time
manipulation isn’t just for
superheroes.
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