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Nov 2013
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We Are More Likely to Lie in the Afterno...

Scientific American
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If you want to catch someone in a lie, you'll raise your odds in the afternoons, as most people are more likely to cheat or lie then as opposed to the morning. Christie Nicholson reports 
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