Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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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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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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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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