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Why does a circle have 360 degrees?

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They don't photosynthesise, they have no digestive tract, and their DNA places them in a kingdom of their own, closer to us than to any tree.

Why aren't fungi plants or animals?

Because they don't photosynthesise like plants and have no digestive system like animals, and their DNA places them in a kingdom of their own, closer to us than to any tree.

The mirror does nothing: our brain invents the reversal. A visual metaphor, not an optics diagram.

Why do mirrors flip left and right but not up and down?

Because they do neither. A mirror flips only one axis: the one running toward it. The left-right reversal is something our brain invents while trying to make sense of the reflection.

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