You can only remember 4 things at a time.
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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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Chocolate is associated with the release of serotonin, the hormone that makes you feel relaxed, calm, and happy.
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When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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The desire to squeeze and hug cute things comes from the same place in your brain as aggression.
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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 person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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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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