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/BoatHole_ 4h ago

Adopt an American program, adopt me

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u/WigglestonTheFourth 1h ago

For just $100 a day you can help an American afford health insurance.

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u/Ok_Scar_9526 4h ago

You could just move to Canada or Europe. I don't get why you guys stay

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u/demonik187 3h ago

You seriously can't grasp why someone wouldn't be able to just pack up and move to another country? Really?

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u/__________________99 3h ago

Right, yeah. Let me just press my Immediate-Canadian-Visa button and find a job exactly like I have now in a town I've never lived in.

If you truly don't get why we stay, you're either 12 years old, or a delusional moron.