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Word: turgeniev (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1925-1925
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...average woman's brain weighs about 43 ounces as compared to about 48 for a man's brain. The world's record brain weight, 74 ounces, was that of Turgeniev, Russian writer. There are records of a few 60-ounce brains, and quite a few in the 50's (including Thackeray, Daniel Webster, Napoleon). But more significant than brain weight are the convolutions of the brain - more convolutions mean more surface area, and the brain thinks on its surface...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WOMEN: A Will | 8/17/1925 | See Source »

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