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Do Blind People Actually Hear Better Than Sighted People or is This Just a Hollywood Myth (2020x124)
Air date: Jun 12, 2020
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If Daredevil has taught us anything, it’s that, while a closely guarded secret within the blind community, blind people inevitably all become superheroes after losing their sight thanks to their other senses being insanely enhanced. But when talking the real world, does this enhancing of one’s other senses really occur when the lights go out permanently?
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