The desire to squeeze and hug cute things comes from the same place in your brain as aggression.
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Unconsciousness will occur after 8-10 seconds after loss of blood supply to the brain.
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The brain receives 20% of the body’s oxygen and 25% of total body glucose utilization, despite it accounting for only 2% of a person’s weight (about 1.4 kilograms).
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You can only remember 4 things at a time.
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Music is as addictive to the brain as sex and drugs.
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On average, there's 300 billion neurons in the octopus brain.
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When you fall in love, that 'high' feeling is caused by a flood of dopamine that is similar to that of cocaine.
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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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