25 Concepts And Facts That Will Mess with Your Head

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We've all had that moment where someone says something that makes you stop and think. Not necessarily a fact or anything, although it could be, but more like an idea, or a concept. It's that aha moment where you realize something completely obvious but you never really thought about it before in that exact way. For example, did you know that you will be the last person to die in your lifetime? Or how about that for a very brief moment, you were the youngest person in the world out of more than 7 billion people? Those are seemingly obvious things but when you phrase them so succinctly they take on a new form in our brains and really make us think. Of course, not everything on this list is a purely abstract concept. There are a few mind boggling facts that will potentially make you rethink how you see the world or the universe. And then there are some painfully obvious things that you may just never have considered. Did you know that there is a planet in our solar system entirely inhabited by robots? There are 7 of them on Mars. These are 25 concepts and facts that will mess with your head! Follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/list25 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/list25 Website: http://list25.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/list25/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/list25/ Check out the physical list here: http://list25.com/25-concepts-and-facts-that-will-mess-with-your-head/ If you don't have kids, you'll be the first person in your direct line of ancestry to do so If you save someone's life you're actually just delaying their death You don't actually clean things in the sense of most people think of. You only get other things dirty. You always see your nose but your brain just filters it out (you won't see it again in a few seconds) Since you were an embryo, your heart has not stopped beating. It has been pumping non-stop, 24/7, since before you were even born Every year, you pass your death anniversary Mars is the only known planet inhabited completely by robots (7 of them) At some point in your life your parents put you down and never picked you up again Norway and North Korea are only separated by one country If identical twin sisters married identical twin brothers and had kids, those kids would be siblings, genetically speaking And more... Music: Impact Prelude by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100617 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Featured image: Self portrait by Sebastiaan ter Burg made for his presentations about his business model for Creative Commons photography and video production and his open content/data projects. For more information: www.sebastiaanterburg.nl (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ter-burg/8127175006)