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Did You Know? 10 Facts About Human Brain. by Texasquare(m): 11:24pm On Mar 06, 2015
1. You can't tickle yourself because
your brain distinguishes between
unexpected external touch and your own touch.

2. You can blink up to 20,000 times in a day. And each time you blink,
your brain kicks in and keeps things illuminated, so the whole world
doesn't go dark each time you blink.

3. The human brain is regarded as the fattest organ in the human body.
About 60% of the the human brain is compromised of fat which is the
highest concentration of fat that is present in a single organ in an
healthy human being. Further more, 75% of the total brain mass is
comprised of water which regulates various functions in the brain.

4. Information in the brain can be processed as slowly as 0.5
meters\secs or as fast as 120 meter\secs.

5. The human brain consumes the largest portion of the total energy that
is generated in the human body. To be precise, the brain consumes 20%
of that energy despite the fact that it only represent only 2% of the
total body weight. The energy is vital for maintaining healty brain
cells and nerves impulses.

6. A new born baby's brain grow about three times it size in the first
year and stop growing around 18.

7. Laughing at a joke is no simple task as it requires activity in
different area of the brain.

8. Scientist have discovered that men and women's brain react
differently to pain, which explains why they may percieve or discuss
pain differently.

9. The connection between the body and the mind is a great one. One
estimate is that between 50%-70% of visit to the doctor for physical
aliments are attributed to psychological factors.

10. Sleep at night may be the best time for your brain to consolidate
all your memories from the day, and lack of sleep may actually hurt your
ability to create new memories.

The human brain is truly an incredible body organ that requires maximum
care to keep all vital processes of the body running.

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Re: Did You Know? 10 Facts About Human Brain. by HrtBrkSteve(m): 11:26pm On Mar 06, 2015
No I don't,but now I Know.
But where are the other five?
Re: Did You Know? 10 Facts About Human Brain. by mytime24(f): 11:31pm On Mar 06, 2015
Op u said 10, where d rmainin 5 nA, nice1 thou
Re: Did You Know? 10 Facts About Human Brain. by Texasquare(m): 12:01am On Mar 07, 2015
i will have to modify to add the rest am sorry.
Re: Did You Know? 10 Facts About Human Brain. by Nobody: 4:12am On Mar 07, 2015
The brain of some Nigerians:
An accident will occur and then this Nigerians will start taking pictures of the scene before checking for survivors.


Tochukwu, your neighbor son is a successful man, instead of asking him how he made it, or carrying your son to him to teach him how to make it too, you will go to your village and tie Tochukwu with charm and kill him, killing your son's future too. smh.

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