March 2010
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Thirteen words not found in the english language →
1. Waldeinsamkeit (German): the feeling of being alone in the woods 2. Ilunga (Tshiluba, Congo): a person who is ready to forgive any abuse for the first time, to tolerate it a second time, but never a third time 3. Taarradhin (Arabic): a way of resolving a problem without anyone losing face…
Ten amazing facts about your brain →
Your brain uses less power than your refrigerator light
The brain uses 12 watts of power. Over the course of a day, your brain uses the amount of energy contained in two large bananas. Curiously, even though the brain is very efficient, it’s an energy hog. It is only 3 per cent of the body’s weight, but consumes 1/6 (17 per cent) of the body’s total energy. Most of its energy costs go into...
