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Life & fun · November 23, 2015

Stuff You Should Know - What’s The Deal With Staring?

Scopaesthesia is a widespread illusion.

Stuff You Should Know - What’s The Deal With Staring? launched on November 23, 2015 with 54 votes, #1,697 of 4,108 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

What it does

Listen to What’s the Deal With Staring?.

Gazing too long upon another person is almost universally viewed as anywhere from impolite to hostile, which is odd considering science isn't fully certain why we stare - and why we're so good at knowing when we're being staredfrom stuffyoushouldknow.com

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