An ant brain has about 250 000 brain cells. A human brain has 10,000 million so a colony of 40,000 ants has collectively the same size brain as a human.
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On average, there's 100 billion neurons in the human brain.
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When you get blackout drunk, you don't actually forget anything; your brain wasn't "recording" in the first place.
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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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Studies suggest that people who appear to be constantly distracted have more "working memory" and "sharper brains".
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The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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On average, there's 300 billion neurons in the octopus brain.
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