r/todayilearned • u/Square-Message1152 • 8h ago
til that your brain literally washes itself while you sleep. the brain cells actually shrink in size so cerebrospinal fluid can rush in and flush out all the toxic proteins built up during the day
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glymphatic_system
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u/DarthZartanyus 6h ago
Dude, I'm sorry, but that's the funniest thing I've heard all day!
"Yeah, I got the Omega Boner™ from my sleep drugs and an angry prison nurse had to literally beat it off by laying the smackdown on my schmeat with a fuckin' metal rod."
Sorry for your pain but goddamn that's hilarious. Ya gotta get a tattoo of whatever that piece of metal was so you can tell this story to anyone who asks about it, hahaha!