While many of us can easily rattle off the latest celebrity gossip or "Real Housewives" plotline, we may struggle a bit when it comes to speaking knowledgeably about (non pop culture-related) current affairs. If boosting your brainpower is one of your goals for 2016, you can't go wrong with picking up a book. Need help retaining that info? Sex is the answer.

In a recent study scientists found that middle aged mice had better memory function and -- get this -- grew new brain cells after mating.

So go ahead: Partake in a little, um, recreational stimulation, and you'll be able to regale friends with equally stimulating conversation about worldly matters -- and your amazing sex life.