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Found this quite amusing:

At a hospital, relatives gathered in the waiting room where a family member lay gravely ill. Finally, the doctor came in. Looking tired and serious, he said, “I’m afraid I’m the bearer of bad news. The only hope left for your loved one at this time is a brain transplant. It’s an experimental procedure. You will have to pay for the brain yourselves.”

The family members sat silent until someone finally asked, “How much does a brain cost?” The doctor quickly responded, “$5000 for a male brain, and $200 for a female brain.”

The moment turned awkward as the men in the room tried not to smile. One man, unable to control his curiosity, blurted out the question everyone wanted to ask, “Why is the male brain so much more expensive?” The doctor smiled and said, “It’s just standard pricing procedure. We have to mark down the price of the female brains because they’ve been used.”

All kidding aside, let’s answer this age old question by evaluating what we know up to this point, scientifically as well as culturally. Are women really superior to men? Research confirms that the brains of men and women are somewhat different. Studies show that human male brains are, on average, approximately 10% larger than female brains. Certain brain areas in women, however, contain more nerve cells. Paying special attention to the amount of ‘grey matter’ (the part of the brain that allows us to think), researchers wanted to know if women have as much grey matter as men, or more, to makeup for the smaller brains. It was proven that women have 55.4% grey matter verses 50.8% in men.