Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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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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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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