After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
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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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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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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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Foreign accent syndrome is a rare brain disorder which causes people to speak in a foreign accent involuntarily.
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Starfish don't have brains.
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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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Daydreamers are better at solving complex problems.
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