Episode One Hundred And Twelve

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There’s lots happening this week. By the end of the first section, you may be fretting about the whereabouts of Trotsky – but there’s no need to worry, he came home.

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Here are links to the optical illusions that Simon mentions:

Checkerboard Illusion

Margaret Thatcher Upside Down

Rotating Snakes

Einstein/Marilyn Monroe

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