The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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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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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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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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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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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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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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