SillyNotTo

I am really impressed with the submissions. There are overwhelming numbers of them and I still haven’t gone through them all, but with the current list that I have just put up here, they are fantastic! Keep up the good work and thanks for submitting! 

When it comes to placebo, studies have found that a capsule works better than a tablet, and a syringe works better than a capsule (in terms of how successful the placebo effect is). differentinfrench

A placebo effect can work even when the individual is aware that the substance they are taking is a placebo. differentinfrench

Humans can live longer without food than they can without sleep. spruce—goose 

Even small noises can make your pupils dilate. spruce—goose 

By age 60, you will have lost half of your taste buds. spruce—goose 

If saliva cannot dissolve something, you cannot taste it. spruce—goose

Your brain and your stomach are in constant contact with each other which is why some emotions affect our stomachs physically, especially distress. hillaryshutduffuckup 

Since the existence of the internet, fewer people claim to be religious. hillaryshutduffuckup 

Chewing gum helps your memory to receive a higher test score.  dazed-inthesky 

The color purple or more specifically ‘lavender’ creates a soothing effect. It is also a great color to have for your bed spreads. dazed-inthesky 

In one of Freud’s psychosexual stages, the phallic stage, children become interested in their own genitalia, their parents, and their friends. Accompanied with this stage is the term ‘penis envy’, this is defined as the female child’s realization/resentment that they do not have a penis. emmajeansmithers

Your Short Term Memory is an actual store in your brain, although it has a much more limited capacity than expected- it lasts approximately 20 seconds and can process five to nine things at one time thingymijig 

red makes anyone more sexually attractive, but i learned that wearing blue makes men especially more attractive to women got7-vevo

Most human display hindsight bias, the tendency to claim that they have predicted an outcome before the event occurred. kliva

Almost 70,000 thoughts a day hit the average human mind. penguinsex-xx 

On average it takes 66 days to form a habit. zoogazooga 

 If someone makes eye contact with you for 60% of a conversation they’re bored, 80% and they’re attracted to you and 100% of the time then they are threatening you. zoogazooga 

Excessive stress can alter brain cells, structure and function. zoogazooga 

Descriptive words used on questions eye witnesses are asked after seeing an event can effect how they remember the event later on. In other words influence what people remember.  scissor-pains-and-phantom-limbs

The sense of falling involved in a dream actually comes from the brain falling asleep too fast and assuming it is dying. The sensation is essentially the brain giving itself an AED that1diabetic 

If you fake a smile, even when you’re in a bad mood, that smile will help you feel better and therefore make you happy. matt-smith-is-sex

Men are attracted to women with clear skin, bright big eyes, rosy lips, and lustrous hair because they are indicators of health and an optimal partner for reproduction. showmeyourjennitals

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is not just being a germiphobe. The disorder is obsessive unwanted thoughts and associations of unconnected events. celebration10

When you yawn and someone else yawns right after it means they were watching you and\or are attracted to you.showmeyourjennitals

 It is a myth that humans can only use 10% of their brain at any given point. We can actually utilize somewhere around 35% at once. dustin-the-awesome-nerd 

When focusing hard on a task, the human brain will completely block out other things going on, even if it’s right in front of them. It’s called selective attention. phoneticspeller 

Brains in some individuals produce more chemicals compared to others; this is why some people are considered more emotional than others. hillaryshutduffuckup 

Intelligence is partially based on genetics. hillaryshutduffuckup

Though the placebo effect may trick people into thinking they are becoming healthier, it can also harm them in the sense that once they begin taking medications for things that don’t need it, they develop a resistance to that medication so that when they need it, it no longer works. hillaryshutduffuckup

According Furnham & Chamoro-Premuzic (2004), certain personality traits can be significant predictors of a person’s academic average. In fact, conscientious introverts who are not very open minded tend to have an higher average in stats than others. sheilcb3

Our reflex reactions aren’t controlled by the brain but by the spinal cord. Nerves that run up and down the spine control what the body does when in need of an instantaneous, lightning fast action like pulling away from something too hot letsdreamincolour 

Smells of family members are similar. This is why the average person does not find family members to be attractive; it’s nature’s way of decreasing genetic mutations. hillaryshutduffuckup 

Besides being sexually appealing, red is also an aggressive color that causes people to appear more intimidating. hillaryshutduffuckup

There is no sense of pain within the brain itself. This fact allows neurosurgeons to probe areas of the brain while the patient is awake. Feedback from the patient during these probes is useful for identifying important regions, such as those for speech, that are spared if possible. covests