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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You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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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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There are more nerve cells in the human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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Starfish don't have brains.
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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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