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TIL The human brain weighs 3 pounds. It comprises 60% of fat and is one of the fattest organs in the human body. Human brain has the capacity to generate approximately 23 watts of power when awake. Of the total blood and oxygen that is produced in our body, the brain gets 20% of it.

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