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Sep 2021
24m 50s

How The Paranormal Became, Well, Pretty ...

CNN
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Do you believe in ghosts? Turns out a lot of people do in this country … more than 45% of us. That's up almost 400% in the last 40 years! So what happened? Harry Enten digs into the numbers behind the paranormal and whether the uptick has anything to do with a certain 1980s hit movie. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/priv ... Show More
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