The Horse Who Passed Every Test Except the One That Mattered
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In Berlin, 1904, a horse named Hans could do arithmetic. Ask "what is nine minus four," and he'd tap his hoof five times, then stop. He could spell, tell time, recognize photographs. Crowds gathered. A commission of scientists — biologists, a circus trainer, a school principal — examined him for fr…
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The Horse Who Passed Every Test Except the One That Mattered