The (Not So Secret) Secrets Behind Magic Tricks

How It’s Made

The smoke that appears from the magician’s fingers doesn’t actually come from a flaming object, although it does come from the aftermath of burning something. Have you ever lit a piece of cardboard or strong paper on fire? That gray residue that’s leftover is the key to this trick.

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The More You Know

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  • The majority of polar bears live in Canada—not in the Arctic.
  • A single lightning bolt has enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread.
  • Scorpions are incredibly resilient: scientists have frozen scorpions overnight, left them in the sun the following day, and when thawed, the arthropod walked away unscathed.
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