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Oct 2024
50m 17s

How to Know What Someone is Thinking & T...

Mike Carruthers | OmniCast Media
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Watch a couple hold hands as they stroll own the road. It often seems cute and quaint. But it is more than that. Holding hands has some real benefits. Even monkeys know this. Listen as I explain. https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/05/fashion/05hands.html You probably like to think you are pretty good at reading people – right? As you talk with someone, you prob ... Show More
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