You see your nose at all times, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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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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The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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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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The brain can stay alive for 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen. After that cells begin die.
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On average, there's 300 billion neurons in the octopus brain.
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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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