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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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The Importance of Imaginary Friends

About 30% of American children between the ages of three and six develop some sort of imaginary companion. There's an expert who says she once heard about a child who formed, get this a close relationship with a can of tomato paste. And although there is some levity in this, it's also true that imaginary friends are more common than we might wait for it.

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