Random Brain Facts

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    You can only remember 4 things at a time.
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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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    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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    When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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    The cat brain weighs about 30g.
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    10 seconds is the amount of time until unconsciousness after the loss of blood supply to the brain.
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    On average, there's 100 billion neurons in the human brain.
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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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