When you get blackout drunk, you don't actually forget anything; your brain wasn't "recording" in the first place.
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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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Caffeine boosts memory.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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An ant brain has about 250 000 brain cells. A human brain has 10,000 million so a colony of 40,000 ants has collectively the same size brain as a human.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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The cat brain weighs about 30g.
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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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