Seeing significant patterns, such as faces, in inanimate objects is called pareidolia In 1994, a woman in Florida received what she took to be a religious message via a grilled cheese sandwich. As she gazed at its toasted surface, a familiar figure peered back. 'I saw a face looking up at me, it was the Virgin Mary,' she said. 'I was in shock.' Sponsored The rest of the world had cause to be surprised when she sold the snack on eBay for $28,000. The phenomenon of people seeing significant patterns, often faces, in inanimate objects is called pareidolia.

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