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Also Known As Joseph Banks Rhine
Born September 29, 1895 • Pennsylvania
Died February 20, 1980 (aged 84) • Hillsborough • North Carolina
Subjects Of Study clairvoyance • extrasensory perception • precognition • telepathy
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