The Effects of Soiled Bedding on Neurogenesis

In 2007, researchers reported that when female mice were presented soiled bedding from dominant males, it stimulated the production of neurons in the olfactory bulb. In 2013, another group of researchers found that there is a similar pattern of neurogenesis and male mice exposed to female mouse pheromones. So now the moles made so much sense. This I cannot think about any reason why smelling piss would make your brain a little bit bigger.

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[Trivia Question]

Nishinoshima meters of growth spurt in 2020

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146935/nishinoshima-belches-ash-and-lava

[Fact Off]

Jackalope myth from Shope papilloma virus

https://gizmodo.com/rabbits-with-horns-meet-the-human-papillomavirus-5795996

http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/Skin_diseases/Viral_diseases/Pap/Papilloma.htm