Fingers prune underwater not because of them absorbing the water or washing away the oil, but because of an evolutionary trait caused by the brain to enhance the grip of your fingers underwater.
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Quick naps not only improve your alertness, but they also help in decision making, creativity and sensory perception.
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You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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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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Foreign accent syndrome is a rare brain disorder which causes people to speak in a foreign accent involuntarily.
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On average, there's 300 billion neurons in the octopus brain.
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Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
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