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Breathing dusty makes people 'crazy'
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Breathing dusty makes people 'crazy'

Exposure to airborne dust particles from babies is associated with a doubling of the risk of schizophrenia in patients as well as increased personality disorder, depress…

August 22, 2019
The source of trypophobia pneumonia
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The source of trypophobia pneumonia

Does the photo below make you goosebumps? If so, don't worry because the world has 15% of people (18% of women, 11% of men) also feel uncomfortable when seeing holes or…

December 18, 2018
Devil entered under the scientific view
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Devil entered under the scientific view

Richard Galllagher is a psychiatrist at New York Medical University. Recently he studied the phenomenon of demonic entry and exorcism, having a brief article on the Wash…

December 18, 2018
Strange expressions of genius
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Strange expressions of genius

Alcoholism, mental illness, or doodle are some of the common characteristics of people with outstanding intelligence.

December 18, 2018
Why are people superstitious?
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Why are people superstitious?

Scientists who give or say superstition occur in many different groups of people, especially those who are anxious, and this phenomenon even exists in the animal kingdom.

December 18, 2018
Why do many suffer from mental genius?
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Why do many suffer from mental genius?

Many of the greatest creative thinking geniuses in human history, from famous artists Vincent van Gogh and Frida Kahlo to great writers Virginia Woolf or Edgar Allan Poe…

December 18, 2018
Why are people a little crazy?
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Why are people a little crazy?

Natural selection wants us to be crazy, at least a little. Many mental health problems are a byproduct of an over-functioning brain.

December 18, 2018