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Why does running water make us wee?

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When you hear the sound of running water, why do you need to go to the toilet?
Ian, Brixton

Answer

** Definitive **
Name: Paul, Westminster
Qualification: Just had a professor of neurology in the back of my cab
Answer: It’s the hypnotic anchor. It makes a part of the brain which associates the sound of running water with going to the toilet.

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