Random Brain Facts

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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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    Man Lost 50-75% of His Brain to Water on the Brain, Lived Normally
    A 44-year-old man lost around 50%-75% of his brain to hydrocephalus (water on the brain) and continued to live a normal life. Specialists believe the fluid filled so slowly over his life that the brain remapped itself to retain functionality despite the loss of mass.
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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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    The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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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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    Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
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    Blueberry juice boosts memory.
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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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