By Sakshi Sah
Published Feb 27, 2025

Hindustan Times
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Mind-blowing facts about the human brain

Your brain is one of the most complex and fascinating organs in your body.

According to Northwestern Medicine, 60% of the human brain is made of fat, making it the fattiest organ in your body.

Your brain isn’t fully developed until the age of 25. It grows from the back to the front over time.

The brain has an enormous storage capacity. It consists of about 86 billion neurons.

Brain information can travel up to an impressive 350 miles per hour.

The spinal cord is the brain’s main connection to the body, sending and receiving important messages.

Think you only use 10% of your brain? That’s a myth. You use all of it, even when sleeping.

Brain freeze occurs when cold hits nerve receptors in the brain’s outer layer.

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