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by Kye 517 days ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia

>> "Pareidolia (/ˌpærɪˈdoʊliə, ˌpɛər-/;[1] also US: /ˌpɛəraɪ-/)[2] is the tendency for perception to impose a meaningful interpretation on a nebulous stimulus, usually visual, so that one detects an object, pattern, or meaning where there is none. Pareidolia is a type of apophenia."

See also: https://www.tumblr.com/beardedmrbean/769781961475719168