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This is the only man-made object visible from space.
It's debateable whether the Great Wall is visible to the naked eye from low earth orbit, but many other man-made objects are.
This half of the earth's moon receives no sunlight.
The 'dark side' of the moon receives just as much sunlight, it is just never visible from earth.
Humans only use 10% of this organ.
Normal humans us all of their brains, some to greater effect than others.
These nocturnal flying mammals are blind.
Some species have poorly developed eyes, but they are not blind.
This common pet only has a memory of three seconds.
Goldfish have the ability to remember mazes and feeding times for months.
These migratory rodents are known to follow each other off of cliffs, dying by the hundreds.
This rumor was cemented by the Disney film White Wilderness. The mass lemming suicide was staged.
This effect determines the direction that water spins as it drains from a sink or toilet.
The influence of the Coriolis effect is much too small to be noticed in sinks and toilets.
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