11 of 20 Things You Didn’t Know About The Human Brain

We may get bigger as we grow, but that doesn’t mean we don’t lose things on the way to adulthood too. You will never have as many brain cells as you do as a newborn baby.

We call it “grey matter,” but what is the brain really made of? Well, you may be surprised to know that 60% of it is actually fat. As such, when people attempt extreme dieting the need for fat is so great that the body starts to consume the brain.