Fred's Fun Fact: Alice In Wonderland

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
That's one so much. Guys, did you know? Did you
know that there is such a thing as Alice in
Wonderland syndrome? So you know about Alice in Wonderland? She
shrinks down right whatever like changes size right, gets bigger,

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gets smaller. While people with those with the rare Alice
in Wonderland syndrome don't actually shape shift, they do have
temporary episodes that make them feel larger or smaller. The
spanza of destroyed or excuse me, distorted perception can also
make it seem like things around them are moving further
away or closer mm, so you actually feel like you're

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getting bigger or smaller in real life. I wonder if
there's like a fancy medical name for this Alice in
Wonderland syndrome healthline. Oh, it's aws. It's a real thing.
Rare condition that causes temporary episodes of distortive perception and disorientation.
You may feel larger or more than you actually are.
You may also find that the room that you're in
or surrounding furniture seems to shift and feel further away

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or closer than it really is. They're caused by changes
in how your brain perceives the environment you're in, and
how your body looks. WHOA damn can you imagine that's
me and a Friday after some door dash and a
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