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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Scientists say that a 'zombie apocalypse' is actually possible based on the recent discovery of certain brain parasites. But as of now, these parasites only affect bugs.
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Chewing gum boosts your brain power.
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The brain can stay alive for 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen. After that cells begin die.
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The brain receives 20% of the body’s oxygen and 25% of total body glucose utilization, despite it accounting for only 2% of a person’s weight (about 1.4 kilograms).
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Foreign accent syndrome is a rare brain disorder which causes people to speak in a foreign accent involuntarily.
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Due to the angle at which the optic nerve enters the brain, staring at a blue surface during sex greatly increases the intensity of orgasms.
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On average, there's 300 billion neurons in the octopus brain.
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