Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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