Our pick of the best optical illusions of all time will leave you amazed and confused in equal measure.

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We all love a good magic trick. And illusions have always drawn us in. The shimmer of a desert mirage, the flicker of shadows in Plato’s cave, or even my father's rather simple sleight of hand that ...

A grayscale ballerina who appears to be moving. A human who can fit in a doll box. A black-and-white prism that appears to change shape when... Optical illusions are a brain feature, not a bug. Here's ...

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