We all have a concept of reality. We know what is “fact” and what isn’t. However, the truth of the matter is that the definition of “real” is a mere construct of the brain.
If that didn’t blow your mind, this list has a lot more where that came from. These are responses from a recent Reddit thread, bearing a question originally directed at scientists: “What’s something we know is true but people don’t realize how crazy it is?”
A lot of these answers did not disappoint. You may want to have Google open next to you as you read through, since you'll likely want to do a little more digging.