Top Items About Vision

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TriviaTrivia about Horses, Eyes and Vision

Horses focus their eyes by changing the angle of their heads, not by changing the shape of the lens of their eyes, as...

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AnecdotesDirac`s Theorem

"Being a great theoretical physicist, Dirac liked to theorize about all the problems of daily life, rather than to...

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TriviaTrivia about Birds, Ears and Eyes

The eyes of an American woodcock (or `timber doodle`) are located so far back on its head that it can see predators behind...

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TriviaTrivia about Animals, Science and Photography

Polar bears cannot be seen with night vision goggles. A polar bear`s special fur absorbs ultraviolet light, making...

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AnecdotesDMVP?

In 1985, Kansas City Royals third baseman George Brett was issued a driver`s license - without having taken the...

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AnecdotesHuman Acceleration

In the 1930s, Col. John Paul Stapp established the limits of human acceleration. Rather than risk injuring a subordinate,...

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QuotesWade Boggs on playing at night

Wade Boggs: "When you play at night, your pupils dilate much more than they do during the day, when you have to squint...

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AnecdotesBlind Justice

One day Moshe Dayan, who lost an eye while fighting in the British army during World War II, was stopped for speeding by...

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AnecdotesDecatur`s Duel

In 1820, the great U.S. naval hero Stephen Decatur was challenged to a duel by a disgraced Navy captain named James...

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TriviaTrivia about Brains, Eyes and Vision

In 1897, George Malcolm Stratton conducted a remarkable experiment with human vision. His conclusion? The brain can learn...

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