Random Brain Facts

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    A human brain produces as many as 12,000 to 50,000 thoughts per day, depending on how deep a thinker a person is.
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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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    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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    Man Lost 50-75% of His Brain to Water on the Brain, Lived Normally
    A 44-year-old man lost around 50%-75% of his brain to hydrocephalus (water on the brain) and continued to live a normal life. Specialists believe the fluid filled so slowly over his life that the brain remapped itself to retain functionality despite the loss of mass.
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    Due to the angle at which the optic nerve enters the brain, staring at a blue surface during sex greatly increases the intensity of orgasms.
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    10 seconds is the amount of time until unconsciousness after the loss of blood supply to the brain.
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    The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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