Clever Hans was a German horse that could apparently solve math problems, tell the time and even spell - but was the horse telling THE TRUTH?

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://www.damninteresting.com/clever-hans-the-math-horse/

https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1911/07/23/104872007.pdf

https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/clever-hans-the-horse-that-could-count-561cdd5a1eab

https://www.hestasaga.com/en/2021/01/29/part-1-the-discovery-of-wilhelm-von-osten/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/81063/story-lady-wonder-psychic-horse

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