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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Chewing gum boosts your brain power.
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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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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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Research has shown that allowing chocolate to melt in your mouth produced brain and heart rate activity that was simliar to - and even stronger than - that produced with passionate kissing.
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The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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