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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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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Scientists say that a 'zombie apocalypse' is actually possible based on the recent discovery of certain brain parasites. But as of now, these parasites only affect bugs.
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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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The desire to squeeze and hug cute things comes from the same place in your brain as aggression.
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A human brain produces as many as 12,000 to 50,000 thoughts per day, depending on how deep a thinker a person is.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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