What causes "brain freeze" ?


	What causes "brain freeze" ?

EddieIsSteady

8-17-2009 7:07 PM

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8-17-2009 8:45 PM

doodleicious

it is an easy pain to forget- and the doing it over and over again thingy- yep- been there..........

8-26-2009 1:04 AM

lollipop10

apparently if you hold your tongue to the roof of your mouth, it will get rid of it by warming that spot.

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