Do we all have hidden powers? Joy Milne knew her husband was ill before the doctors did – because she could smell it. She is one of a group of people stunning scientists with their talents.
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Scientists awed by woman who sniffs disease
Do we all have hidden powers? Joy Milne knew her husband was ill before the doctors did - because she could smell it. She is one of a group of people stunning scientists with their talents.
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Joy Milne knew something was not quite right with her husband. His neck and skin had started to smell differentNot the same. . Years later, doctors found out Les had an illness. When Joy met other people with the same illness, they all smelled the same.
For years, Joy worked with scientists to find out what she could smell. Now, they have created a test that can help to work out if someone has the same illness as Les.
But Joy is not the only one with amazing and unusualVery uncommon. powers. In the USAThe United States of America is a country in North America. It has a population of 329 million. , Scott Flansburg is the fastest human calculatorHis machine could add and subtract mechanically.. He can do very hard maths in his head very quickly.
In London in England, Derek Paravicini can play any piece of music he has ever heard. Derek has been blindPeople who are blind cannot see. since he was born. He travels around the world playing songs for people.
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And the magician Uri GellerAn Israeli-British magician who performs on television. is famous for bending spoons - but many people think it is just a trick.
Do we all have hidden powers?
Yes! Everyone can do amazing things, from smelling illness to mental maths. Most of us just do not know what our hidden talents are!
No! We all have things we are good at. But only a few people in the world have hidden powers that shock scientists.
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Keywords
Different - Not the same.
Unusual - Very uncommon.
USA - The United States of America is a country in North America. It has a population of 329 million.
Calculator - His machine could add and subtract mechanically.
Blind - People who are blind cannot see.
Uri Geller - An Israeli-British magician who performs on television.
Scientists awed by woman who sniffs disease
Superpower: Magician Uri Geller is best known for bending spoons. Glossary
Different - Not the same.
Unusual - Very uncommon.
USA - The United States of America is a country in North America. It has a population of 329 million.
Calculator - His machine could add and subtract mechanically.
Blind - People who are blind cannot see.
Uri Geller - An Israeli-British magician who performs on television.