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sassination to a man haunted by dreams of a plane crash that would eventually come to pass. The resting unconscious brain can actually make you rise from bed and walk around—all while in a deep sleep. Sleepwalkers have found themselves jumping out of windows, wading into the ocean, and even driving cars. Have you ever had a feeling that you’ve experienced something or been somewhere before? It’s called déjà vu (from the French for “already seen”). Others have a distorted conscious- ness—some experience seeing and hearing things that are not there (hal- lucination); others lose memories of their past and think they are someone entirely different from their true selves. The mysteries of the mind are many; read on!

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