Incentives to study (updated)..

Lan is aware of the fact that writing this post is impinging upon precious sleep time but she must allow this one outstanding lapse in concentration.

While studying, one might come across a passage that is an absolute jewel to read. It may have been funny, random or just plain strange. Despite these encounters numbering few and far between, to have the pleasure of meeting such a passage is one of the scarce joys of studying.

Lan had the honour of finding one today. Snugly wedged between two relatively pedestrian descriptions of neuroembryology, it almost evaded her notice. The passage reads:

Coughing, urinating and stretching can also get in the way of the flow of oxygen to the brain and may cause you to faint. If you faint once during one of these activities, it's probably not something to worry about. But if it happens more than once, you should tell your doctor about it.

Ok, wrong ctrl-v LOL. This is the one she has been referring to-

Neurons that do not connect up into neural pathways degenerate so an adult
nervous system is proportionately smaller than that in a foetus or neonate.

Large heads are a sign of immaturity.

Oh dear, large headed people must be notified immediately. Ehehehs.

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UPDATE

Lan has come across another fun fact.
The dura mater (also known as the pachymeninx) is the dense fibrous outer layer of the meninges. Boring right? Well it is until you dissect the etymological origins of its name.
Dura (Latin)= hard
Pachys (Greek) = thick
Mater (Latin) = mother
So basically the dura mater is a hard, thick, mother. Ahahas.

Swotvac does funny things to Lan's already befuddled (not drunk) brain.