When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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The name Joshua is Hebrew for 'Jesus'.
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We forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.
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The average American uses eight times as much fuel energy as an average person anywhere else in the world.
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Since 1982, a radio frequency emanating from Russia has been broadcasting a buzzer-like sound and, periodically, an unknown voice reads orders, names, and numbers. No one knows where exactly it is coming from or what it means.
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Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula"!
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Daydreamers are better at solving complex problems.
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