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SWEDEN BODY SWAPPING
Scientists turn into virtual body snatchers
Shaking hands with yourself is an amusing out-of-body experience. The illusion of having your stomach slashed with a knife, not so much. Both sensations, however, can feel real in a Swedish body-swapping experiment. FULL STORY
Niklas Larsson / AP
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