On average, there's 300 billion neurons in the octopus brain.
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Falling in love raises levels of nerve growth in a person's brain for about a year and can improve their memory.
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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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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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The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their 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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Chewing gum boosts your brain power.
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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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