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The past, present, and future may all exist simultaneously.
Your brain fills in blind spots in your vision automatically.
Some particles can pass through solid walls.
Space itself is expanding everywhere at once.
The universe has no known center.
You never actually touch anything because atoms repel each other.
Most of the universe is made of unknown dark matter and dark energy.
Quantum entangled particles affect each other instantly across vast distances.
There is no universal present moment across the universe.
Time passes faster the farther you are from Earth's surface.
The atoms in your body were created in exploding stars billions of years ago.
Your brain creates your entire perception of reality from electrical signals.
If you fell into a black hole, time would appear to stop for outside observers.
Some particles randomly appear and disappear in empty space.
You are seeing everything in the past because light takes time to reach your eyes.
Gravity bends time, making clocks tick slower near massive objects.
Photons can exist in two places at once until observed.
Most of the atoms in your body are empty space.
You are breathing atoms that were once inside ancient dinosaurs.
There is enough gold inside Earth to coat the entire planetβs surface.
Some animals can survive being dried out completely and revived later.
Space is not completely empty and contains particles.
You can fit one million Earths inside the Sun.
The Moon is slowly moving away from Earth every year.
There are more lifeforms living in your body than human cells.
A cloud can weigh more than a million tons.
Some fungi create zombies by controlling insect behavior.
There are rocks on Earth older than Saturnβs rings.
You are slightly taller when you wake up than when you go to sleep.
There is a species of jellyfish that can biologically reverse its aging.
Your stomach gets a new lining every few days to avoid digesting itself.
Some metals explode when exposed to water.
The Eiffel Tower can grow over six inches taller in summer.
You can hear the difference between hot and cold water being poured.
Sharks existed before trees evolved.
There are more possible shuffles of a deck of cards than atoms in the Milky Way.
Cleopatra lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the construction of the pyramids.
Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire.
Every second, your body produces millions of new cells.
Some black holes may contain the mass of billions of Suns.
You share about 60% of your DNA with bananas.
There are more possible variations of DNA than people who have ever lived.
The Moon has enough heliumβ3 to potentially power Earth for thousands of years.
Your brain rewires itself constantly through neuroplasticity.
Some bacteria can survive in nuclear radiation.
Astronauts can grow taller in space due to spinal expansion.
There are mountains on Earth taller than Everest when measured from base to peak underwater.
The human brain can process information faster than most computers in certain tasks.
Some stars you see in the sky no longer exist.
Your brain filters out your nose from your vision constantly.