Yet many mysteries remain, and plenty of myths and pseudoscientific claims surrounding the brain are still out there — many based on either misunderstandings of the empirical data or the misleading promises of hucksters.
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Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
19 Sep. 2025
The Conjuring–verse is an exercise in branding, the brainchild of master hucksters Ed and Lorraine Warren.
The position with the most job openings in July in San Diego County was retail salespersons, with 1,648 ads, according to state data that aggregates job postings during the month.
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Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
Soon, vacuum salesmen across the country were opening CBD American Shaman shops at dizzying rates.
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Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
While the real-life Warrens undoubtedly were hucksters and snake-oil salesmen, the fictional ones are an intensely likable couple whose love for each other is far firmer than the veil between the living and the dead.
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