Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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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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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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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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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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