Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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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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Music is as addictive to the brain as sex and drugs.
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Foreign accent syndrome is a rare brain disorder which causes people to speak in a foreign accent involuntarily.
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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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Chocolate is associated with the release of serotonin, the hormone that makes you feel relaxed, calm, and happy.
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A human brain produces as many as 12,000 to 50,000 thoughts per day, depending on how deep a thinker a person is.
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