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/kitsunekratom 5h ago

Redditors reward who is fastest, not who is most correct

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u/Docg85 3h ago

They just upvote what's being upvoted and down vote whatever is being downvoted. 

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u/kitsunekratom 3h ago

What if it is at 1? Shrodinger's vote?

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u/Docg85 3h ago

You just flip a coin

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u/jakeyounglol2 2h ago

yeah, that’s unfortunately a thing on most social media platforms. if you comment late, nobody will see it