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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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die.
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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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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 average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Brain scans show that people who view photos of a beloved experience an activation of the caudate - the part of the brain involving cravings.
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