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    Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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    The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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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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    4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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    Scientists Recreate Conversations Held Behind Soundproof Glass by Recording Vibrations on Chip Bag
    Scientists have been able to recreate conversations that were held behind a soundproof glass wall by recording the vibrations seen on a potato chip bag.
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    Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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    The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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    The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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