Random Brain Facts

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    The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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    Music is as addictive to the brain as sex and drugs.
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    We forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.
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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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    The human brain is more active during sleep than during the day.
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    You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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    The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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