The desire to squeeze and hug cute things comes from the same place in your brain as aggression.
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Brain scans show that people who view photos of a beloved experience an activation of the caudate - the part of the brain involving cravings.
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Research has shown that allowing chocolate to melt in your mouth produced brain and heart rate activity that was simliar to - and even stronger than - that produced with passionate kissing.
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Due to the angle at which the optic nerve enters the brain, staring at a blue surface during sex greatly increases the intensity of orgasms.
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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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The adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1,300-1,400 g).
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Starfish don't have brains.
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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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