We forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.
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Pain occurs when sounds are above 130 db.
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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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On average, there's 100 billion neurons in the human brain.
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Tigers can see 6 times better at night than humans.
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An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.
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