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Imagine waking up from a nap to discover that you can compose music in your head. What a shock that would be! There are people who are born with savant type art or mathematics abilities, but there is also the amazing possibility that someone’s brain might suddenly unlock an out-of-the-blue talent. Scientist have theories as to what causes Sudden Savant Syndrome, but no one is exactly sure what is happening inside the brain of a person who can do something remarkable almost overnight.
Bees like sugary nectar. Turns out, it's their own buzzing that makes flowers sweeter. Okay, okay, the last one isn't a bee. But butterflies...
What do those rain percentages they give you on the news really mean? Why does the snow in Europe sometimes turn orange? Have you...
Just in time for vacation season here in the US, Brain Junk goes on the road (metaphorically) to bring you cool places we’ve been...