The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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Déjà vu occurs when your brain tries to apply a memory of a past situation to your current one, fails, and makes you feel like it's happened.
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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 human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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Falling in love raises levels of nerve growth in a person's brain for about a year and can improve their memory.
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