Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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