Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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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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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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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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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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