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"Humans and other mammals have two seahorses, one on each side of the brain." Today I learned that "hippocampus" comes from the Greek for "seahorse", because i
by moron4hire 7y ago
"Humans and other mammals have two seahorses, one on each side of the brain."
Today I learned that "hippocampus" comes from the Greek for "seahorse", because it looks like a seahorse: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ec8c1ae4b047ccc14d6f29/1401116742160-BW61VD07X8QHB0SGLKTP/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kOBdF5AVPuzIOxEwrx32HQFZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZamWLI2zvYWH8K3-s_4yszcp2ryTI0HqTOaaUohrI8PIdA6tiAU9a4cuM3x7ZBNFhV-CVYwxBdv3a47FjvKvB2MKMshLAGzx4R3EDFOm1kBS/hippocampus_seahorse.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52ec8c1ae4b047...