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20 Great Examples of Pareidolia

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Do you know what pareidolia is? It’s defined as “is a psychological phenomenon in which the mind responds to a stimulus, usually an image or a sound, by perceiving a familiar pattern where none exists.”

Like seeing Elvis on your burned toast, or something.

Or like these examples.

1. “All Dogs Go To Heaven”

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2. “The Water Flying Onto This Elephant Looks Like An Elephant Too”

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3. “Throwing Shade And Disapproval”

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4. “Bad Omen?”

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5. “A Shark Hanging Upside Down Looks Like Someone Laughing Maniacally”

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6. “He Fried For Our Sins”

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7. “Cat Or Dog Jumping Over A House? Which One Do You See?”

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8. “This Eroded Rock”

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9. “The Makeup Squirt On My Sponge Resembled A Cat This Morning”

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10. “This Plastic Bag Looks Exactly Like A Cat”

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11. “You Get Afraid Thinking These Are Ku Klux Klan Members Until You Realize They Are Only Closed Parasols In The Beach”

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12. “This Odd Bonsai”

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13. “This Plant That Looks Like A Human Face”

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14. “My God”

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15. “Treacherous Bedroom Lamp Shadow”

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16. “Lady In White Waterfall”

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17. “Was Cooking Pasta When Suddenly Cookie Monster”

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18. “Hello, Little Sundog”

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19. “When You Just Can’t Bear It Anymore”

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20. “This Cactus Looks Like It’s Giving The Middle Finger”

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I think I’m seeing things…