A weekly look at the true facts behind urban legends and stories you've probably heard.
Since psychic abilities do not exist outside the delusions of true believers, involving psychics in searches for missing persons is worse than useless.
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Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choicesMany of our preconceived notions about immigrants likely bear very little resemblance to the facts.
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