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Monday, 12 August 2013

Magicians versus ordinary geniuses

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http://iqpersonalitygenius.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/ordinary-genius-is-it-real-genius-no.html
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Posted by Bruce Charlton at Monday, August 12, 2013
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