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Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body

Peter Burns
Peter Burns

Jul 3, 2020

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Why Are People Superstitious?

People often have strange superstitions. This is why.

Photo by Kari Shea on Unsplash

The second inning has just ended. Relief pitcher “Turk” Wendell quickly gets off the field and goes to… brush his teeth!

Not because he thinks that it will help him prevent rotten teeth, but because he believes it will help him win baseball games.

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Peter Burns

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A curious polymath who wants to know how everything works. Blog: Renaissance Man Journal (http://gainweightjournal.com/).

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