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The Moon Illusion Still Hasn't Been Solved After Thousands Of YearsThe moon looking particularly large (and pretty) as it sits on the horizon.

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The Moon Illusion Still Hasn't Been Solved After Thousands Of YearsThe moon looking particularly large (and pretty) as it sits on the horizon.
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The Moon Illusion Still Hasn't Been Solved After Thousands Of Years

clock-iconMay 2, 2026
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Selenelion: How An Atmospheric Effect Will Create An "Impossible" View During Tomorrow’s Lunar Eclipsetwo images side by side. One is the eclipsed blood moon setting, and the other is the sun rising.

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Selenelion: How An Atmospheric Effect Will Create An "Impossible" View During Tomorrow’s Lunar Eclipsetwo images side by side. One is the eclipsed blood moon setting, and the other is the sun rising.
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Selenelion: How An Atmospheric Effect Will Create An "Impossible" View During Tomorrow’s Lunar Eclipse

clock-iconMarch 2, 2026

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What Is The "Thatcher Effect" And Why Is It So Terrifying (And Cool)?Two photos of the same woman arranged side-by-side. The photos are upside down and both appear to be the same - the woman has shoulder length dark hair and is wearing a white jumper.

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What Is The "Thatcher Effect" And Why Is It So Terrifying (And Cool)?Two photos of the same woman arranged side-by-side. The photos are upside down and both appear to be the same - the woman has shoulder length dark hair and is wearing a white jumper.
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What Is The "Thatcher Effect" And Why Is It So Terrifying (And Cool)?

clock-iconFebruary 20, 2026
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Psychologists Demonstrate Illusion That Could Be Screwing Up Our Perception Of TimeThe photo shows a young woman wearing a dark top with a tick white collar looking up and scratching her head. She has a slightly confused look on her face. There are large question marks floating around her.

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Psychologists Demonstrate Illusion That Could Be Screwing Up Our Perception Of TimeThe photo shows a young woman wearing a dark top with a tick white collar looking up and scratching her head. She has a slightly confused look on her face. There are large question marks floating around her.
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Psychologists Demonstrate Illusion That Could Be Screwing Up Our Perception Of Time

clock-iconJuly 5, 2025
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Is Time An Illusion?Distorted clock faces

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Is Time An Illusion?Distorted clock faces
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Is Time An Illusion?

clock-iconApril 9, 2025
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Why Does This Image Make You Feel Like You're Falling Into A Hole? A New Paper Has An ExplanationThe expanding hole illusion

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Why Does This Image Make You Feel Like You're Falling Into A Hole? A New Paper Has An ExplanationThe expanding hole illusion
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Why Does This Image Make You Feel Like You're Falling Into A Hole? A New Paper Has An Explanation

clock-iconJanuary 28, 2025
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What Is The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon, The Effect You Will Now Notice Everywhere?The time "11:11" on a digital clock.

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What Is The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon, The Effect You Will Now Notice Everywhere?The time "11:11" on a digital clock.
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What Is The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon, The Effect You Will Now Notice Everywhere?

clock-iconSeptember 8, 2023
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LEGO Illusion Wins Illusion Of The Year Competition, Beating Equally Mind-Bending EntriesA LEGO car in front of a LEGO wall.

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LEGO Illusion Wins Illusion Of The Year Competition, Beating Equally Mind-Bending EntriesA LEGO car in front of a LEGO wall.
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LEGO Illusion Wins Illusion Of The Year Competition, Beating Equally Mind-Bending Entries

clock-iconJune 8, 2023
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When You Look At A Clock, Why Does That First Second Seem Longer Than Usual?A clock showing the time is 11:50.

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When You Look At A Clock, Why Does That First Second Seem Longer Than Usual?A clock showing the time is 11:50.
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When You Look At A Clock, Why Does That First Second Seem Longer Than Usual?

clock-iconMarch 1, 2023
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This Is “The Center Of The Universe” – A Sound Anomaly Found In Tulsaarticle image

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This Is “The Center Of The Universe” – A Sound Anomaly Found In Tulsaarticle image
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This Is “The Center Of The Universe” – A Sound Anomaly Found In Tulsa

clock-iconOctober 15, 2021
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Flies Are Tricked By Optical Illusions Just Like Usarticle image

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Flies Are Tricked By Optical Illusions Just Like Usarticle image

Flies Are Tricked By Optical Illusions Just Like Us

clock-iconAugust 27, 2020

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Why We Are Programmed To Keep Seeing Faces In Inanimate Objectsarticle image

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Why We Are Programmed To Keep Seeing Faces In Inanimate Objectsarticle image

Why We Are Programmed To Keep Seeing Faces In Inanimate Objects

clock-iconAugust 17, 2020
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The Winners Of 2019's Best Illusion Of The Year Contest Will Melt Your Mindarticle image

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The Winners Of 2019's Best Illusion Of The Year Contest Will Melt Your Mindarticle image

The Winners Of 2019's Best Illusion Of The Year Contest Will Melt Your Mind

clock-iconDecember 17, 2019

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This Japanese Professor Creates Optical Illusions Like Nothing You’ve Ever Seen Beforearticle image

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This Japanese Professor Creates Optical Illusions Like Nothing You’ve Ever Seen Beforearticle image

This Japanese Professor Creates Optical Illusions Like Nothing You’ve Ever Seen Before

clock-iconJune 12, 2019

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This Optical Illusion Can Glitch Your Brain For Several Millisecondsarticle image

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This Optical Illusion Can Glitch Your Brain For Several Millisecondsarticle image

This Optical Illusion Can Glitch Your Brain For Several Milliseconds

clock-iconFebruary 20, 2019
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