The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Fingers prune underwater not because of them absorbing the water or washing away the oil, but because of an evolutionary trait caused by the brain to enhance the grip of your fingers underwater.
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The human sigh acts as a physiological reset button.
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When you get goosebumps and your hair stands, the hair helps to trap air, making you feel warmer by keeping in your body heat.
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One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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