Studies suggest that people who appear to be constantly distracted have more "working memory" and "sharper brains".
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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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Brain freeze is caused by the brain sensing the drop of temperature on your palate and increasing blood pressure in an attempt to save you from freezing.
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Daydreamers are better at solving complex problems.
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Music has the ability to repair brain damage and return lost memories.
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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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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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When you get blackout drunk, you don't actually forget anything; your brain wasn't "recording" in the first place.
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