Random Brain Facts

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    The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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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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    You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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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 cat brain weighs about 30g.
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    After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
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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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    On average, there's 300 billion neurons in the octopus brain.
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