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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Chocolate is associated with the release of serotonin, the hormone that makes you feel relaxed, calm, and happy.
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When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
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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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Déjà vu occurs when your brain tries to apply a memory of a past situation to your current one, fails, and makes you feel like it's happened.
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