10 seconds is the amount of time until unconsciousness after the loss of blood supply to the brain.
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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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The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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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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The human brain is more active during sleep than during the day.
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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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Caffeine boosts memory.
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