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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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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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Scientists say that a 'zombie apocalypse' is actually possible based on the recent discovery of certain brain parasites. But as of now, these parasites only affect bugs.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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