stackyFACTSThere is a specialized poison control center in your brain stem that takes exactly zero risks. Lacking the protective barrier most of your brain enjoys, the area postrema samples your bloodstream for toxins and forcefully empties your stomach if it detects anything even remotely suspicious.
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If your physical form matched how your brain allocates processing power, you would have gigantic, cartoonish hands and tiny, useless legs. The motor cortex…
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A bizarre neurological glitch where your visual feed is permanently overlaid with television static. It is the ultimate built-in filter, except you cannot…
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