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  2. Albinism in humans - Wikipedia

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    Eye conditions common in albinism include: Nystagmus, irregular rapid movement of the eyes back and forth, or in circular motion. [8] Amblyopia, decrease in acuity of one or both eyes due to poor transmission to the brain, often due to other conditions such as strabismus. [8] Optic nerve hypoplasia, underdevelopment of the optic nerve.

  3. The Thing (1982 film) - Wikipedia

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    The Thing is a 1982 American science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter from a screenplay by Bill Lancaster.Based on the 1938 John W. Campbell Jr. novella Who Goes There?, it tells the story of a group of American researchers in Antarctica who encounter the eponymous "Thing", an extraterrestrial life-form that assimilates, then imitates, other organisms.

  4. Human eye - Wikipedia

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    In order, along the optic axis, the optical components consist of a first lens (the cornea—the clear part of the eye) that accounts for most of the optical power of the eye and accomplishes most of the focusing of light from the outside world; then an aperture (the pupil) in a diaphragm (the iris—the coloured part of the eye) that controls ...

  5. Younger (TV series) - Wikipedia

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    Younger is an American comedy-drama television series created and produced by Darren Star.It is based on the 2005 novel of the same title by Pamela Redmond Satran.The single-camera series premiered on TV Land on March 31, 2015, [1] [2] and has received generally positive reviews from critics.

  6. Ray J - Wikipedia

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    William Ray Norwood Jr. (born January 17, 1981), [1] known professionally as Ray J, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, television presenter, and actor. Born in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Carson, California, he is the younger brother of singer and actress Brandy.

  7. Solipsism - Wikipedia

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    Solipsism (/ ˈ s ɒ l ɪ p s ɪ z əm / ⓘ SOLL-ip-siz-əm; from Latin solus 'alone' and ipse 'self') [1] is the philosophical idea that only one's mind is sure to exist. As an epistemological position, solipsism holds that knowledge of anything outside one's own mind is unsure; the external world and other minds cannot be known and might not exist outside the mind.

  8. Monocle - Wikipedia

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    A monocle is a type of corrective lens used to correct or enhance the visual perception in only one eye. It consists of a circular lens placed in front of the eye and held in place by the eye socket itself. Often, to avoid losing the monocle, a string or wire is connected to the wearer's clothing at one end and, at the other end, to either a ...

  9. Illusory superiority - Wikipedia

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    Alicke and Govorun proposed the idea that, rather than individuals consciously reviewing and thinking about their own abilities, behaviors and characteristics and comparing them to those of others, it is likely that people instead have what they describe as an "automatic tendency to assimilate positively-evaluated social objects toward ideal trait conceptions". [6]