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Hunka hunka burnin’ pareidolia

Explore the phenomenon of seeing the Virgin Mary in an oil slick and other famous pareidolia examples. Discover more!

Written byPhil Plait
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Sure, you've seen the Virgin Mary in an oil slick (or at least some part of her), Jesus in the Eagle Nebula, an angry monkeyangel in a cloud, and maybe even Lenin in a shower curtain. But these don't really look all that much like what they're supposed to (except for Lenin). Now we have Elvis. And he rocks. Literally.

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Ohhhhhh, baby. That makes me wanna peanut butter 'n' nana sammich. Oh yeah. Note: this marks the obvious need for the "pareidolia" category. So be it. I'll add in older posts.

Tip o' the sequined 45-degree-angle glasses to Fark.

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