Caffeine boosts memory.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Starfish don't have brains.
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After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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On average, there's 300 billion neurons in the octopus brain.
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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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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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