Random Brain Facts

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    You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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    There are more nerve cells in the human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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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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    Studies suggest that people who appear to be constantly distracted have more "working memory" and "sharper brains".
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    The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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    Man Lost 50-75% of His Brain to Water on the Brain, Lived Normally
    A 44-year-old man lost around 50%-75% of his brain to hydrocephalus (water on the brain) and continued to live a normal life. Specialists believe the fluid filled so slowly over his life that the brain remapped itself to retain functionality despite the loss of mass.
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    Daydreamers are better at solving complex problems.
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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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