The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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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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Starfish don't have brains.
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Chewing gum boosts your brain power.
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Research has shown that allowing chocolate to melt in your mouth produced brain and heart rate activity that was simliar to - and even stronger than - that produced with passionate kissing.
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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 brain can stay alive for 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen. After that cells begin die.
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Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
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