The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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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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After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
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You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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Falling in love raises levels of nerve growth in a person's brain for about a year and can improve their memory.
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The desire to squeeze and hug cute things comes from the same place in your brain as aggression.
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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 human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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