You are at a wedding or a coffee shop and you start talking to someone new. Within minutes it feels like you have known them for years. It is a strange but common feeling, and there is nothing wrong with you for having it. Scientists have actually studied this closely, and it turns out your brain is doing a lot of work behind the scenes without telling you.
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Why Do We Feel Like We've Met Someone Before? The Psychology Behind Instant Familarity
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