Connect with us

Fun Facts

8 Fun Facts About Brain Freeze (and Even Funnier Pictures)

Published

on

Being entrenched in summer and ice cream season, we thought we’d arm you with some fun facts about a not-so-fun condition: BRAIN FREEZE! (Or, as my kids call it, FREEZE BRAIN!)

#1 – “Brain Freeze” goes by other names — ice cream headache, cold rush, cranium cramp and OMG MAKE IT STOP!

#2 – Its scientific name is sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia, which literally means “pain of the nerve located on the roof of your mouth,” the specific neural structure being the sphenopalatine ganglion (try saying THAT five times fast).

 

#3 – No one knows for sure what causes it.  Perhaps when severe cold hits the nerve on the roof of the mouth, it causes referred pain — which means the pain occurs in one place in the body, but is felt elsewhere (not the kind of referral you want).

 

#4 – Or maybe when very cold food temporarily alters blood flow to the brain, it causes localized pressure and a brief headache.

#5 – Others believe it’s a defense mechanism to protect the brain from temperature fluctuations and keep it warm (so… instead of “brain freeze,” it’s “brain warming”…?)

 

#6 – One thing we know for sure, you do NOT get brain freeze from doing this.

#7 – 7-Eleven claims to have coined the term “brain freeze” — which makes sense, considering Slurpees and similar frozen drinks are the worst culprits of brain freezes.

#8 – To get rid of a brain freeze, try pressing your tongue against the roof of your mouth.  Or press your thumb on the roof of your mouth to warm it.  Which is always an attractive look.
Or, better yet, just drink water next time. (But nearly as much fun.)

Animals

Fun Animal Fact: What Female Lions Want You to Know

Seriously, the male lions won’t shut up about it.

Published

on

Continue Reading

Animals

Fun Animal Fact: If You Think You Have It Rough, Try Being a Female Swamp Wallaby

Fun fact AND a dire warning.

Published

on

Swamp wallabies are the only animal that are always pregnant.

She also doesn’t need any more diaper bags, thankyouverymuch. JUST SOME FREAKIN’ SLEEP.

Continue Reading

Fun Facts

The Least Popular Halloween Candy in Each State

Published

on

Yep, this checks out.

The least popular Halloween candy in each state

Continue Reading

Fun Facts

5 Fun Facts About Cinco de Mayo

Learn more about the American, er… Mexican… holiday!

Published

on


There is no known way to stop yourself from eating the chips and salsa sitting in front of you, other than death.


Cinco de Mayo is not the same thing as Sinko de Mayo.



Many Americans celebrate Cinco de Mayo at their place of worship: Chipotle.

Continue Reading

Animals

Fun Animal Fact: Why Female Hyenas Are Always Laughing

Important hyena anatomy lesson.

Published

on

Continue Reading

Animals

Fun Animal Fact: How Squirrels Prepared for Quarantine

Smart move, guys.

Published

on

To prepare for quarantine, squirrels stocked up on  The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air DVDs.

Continue Reading

Animals

Fun Animal Fact: Pandas–They’re Just Like Us!

This explains why it’s called a “pandemic.”

Published

on

On average, a panda feeds for approximately 12 hours a day.

Continue Reading

Animals

Fun Animal Fact: Where to Find a Cockroach

Published

on

If bedbugs are found on beds, then you know where to find a cockroach.

Continue Reading

Popular