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TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, August 9, 2010
Greetings Infomaniacs,
Today's topic is on something that everyone uses on a daily
basis - the human brain. It's amazing how complex the human
brain is, and how much it is capable of doing. Here's a
little trivia for your brain to absorb this morning!
Enjoy!
Melissa
Email Melissa: mailto:melissa@gophercentral.com
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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "The human brain, then, is the most complicated
organization of matter that we know."
HINT: (1920-1992), American author and professor of
biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works
of science fiction and for his popular science books.
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RANDOM TIDBITS
Your brain is about 2% of your total body weight but uses
20% of your body's energy. The energy used by the brain is
enough to light a 25 watt bulb.
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More electrical impulses are generated in one day by a
single human brain than by all the telephones in the world.
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It is estimated that the human brain produces 70,000
thoughts on an average day.
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VIDEO CLIP
Songwriters Collection: Harburg & Harnick - If I Only Had
a Brain
Even after 60 years, The Wizard of Oz is still considered
one of the greatest musicals of all time. In this clip
lyricist EY Harburg performs the classic song, 'If I Only
Had a Brain.'
http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=2398
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Results from cognitive tests show 30% of 80-year-olds
perform as well as young adults.
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The brain can stay alive for 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen.
After that cells begin die.
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At birth our brains weigh an average of four to five pounds,
as adults the brain averages about three pounds.
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*** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***
Round as a button, Deep as a well. If you want me to talk,
You must first pull my tail. What am I?
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email me your complete name and address and I will ship
your prize.
Be sure to put "Winner" in the subject line.
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QUOTE: "The human brain, then, is the most complicated
organization of matter that we know."
ANSWER: Isaac Asimov.
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