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Amazing Facts About Human Brain

10 Facts About HUMAN BRAIN..! Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as 170 miles per hour . Ever wonder how you can react so fast to things around you or why that stubbed toe hurts right away? It’s due to the super-speedy movement of nerve impulses from your brain to the rest of your body and vice versa, bringing reactions at the speed of a high powered luxury sports car. The brain operates on the same amount of power as 10-watt light bulb . The cartoon image of a light bulb over your head when a great thought occurs isn't too far off the mark. Your brain generates as much energy as a small light bulb even when you’re sleeping . The human brain cell can hold 5 times as much information as the Encyclopedia Britannica . Or any other encyclopedia for that matter. Scientists have yet to settle on a definitive amount, but the storage capacity of the brain in electronic terms is thought to be between 3 or even 1,000 terabytes . The National Archives of Brit...

Amazing Facts about the Human Body

The Human Body is hard at work while we go about our daily lives – We may not notice or feel anything special, but every second, day and night, our bodies are using power and healing! Here are 6 awesome facts about the human body! You use 100% of your brain The myth that humans use only 10 percent of their brains has been repeated so often, but studies suggest that during any given day, fully 100 percent of the brain’s area is active! Your brain generates as much energy as a small light bulb even when you’re sleeping . Your body rebuilds itself in less than 1 year! Approximately 50,000 cells in your body will die and be replaced with new cells during the time it takes you to read this sentence. 98% of your body is rebuilt in less than a year – It takes your skin 1 month, the liver needs about 6 weeks and your stomach lining in just 5 days! Your body can rebuild a whole skeleton in 3 months, and your brain rebuilds in 1 year! Nerve impulses travel at 250 miles...