The human brain has the capacity to store everything that you experience.
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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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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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You can only remember 4 things at a time.
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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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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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