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"Cancer-battling mom left amazed by magical surprise at family gathering"

Originally Published 2 years ago — by USA TODAY

Brenda Overson, a cancer survivor from San Tan Valley, Arizona, was surprised by her son Nick and his family when he returned from Brazil. Brenda had been battling stage three ovarian cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy. Nick and his wife Julia had kept their return a secret from Brenda, and with the help of a viral magic trick, they surprised her at a family gathering. The heartwarming reunion was captured on video.

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Monkey's Reactions to Magic Tricks Depend on Opposable Thumbs

Originally Published 2 years ago — by ScienceAlert

Monkeys with opposable thumbs are more easily fooled by a famous magic trick called the French drop, according to new research from the University of Cambridge. The study tested 24 monkeys from three species and found that marmosets were only fooled 6% of the time, while capuchins were fooled 81% of the time and squirrel monkeys were fooled 93% of the time. The research suggests that an individual's physical capability heavily influences their perception, memory, and ability to predict manual movements of those around them.

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