A Surreal Condition That Makes You See Loved Ones as Impostors

In 1932, a French psychiatrist began treating a woman who insisted that her husband, children and other people in her life had been replaced with impostors.

Social Sciences A Surreal Condition That Makes You See Loved Ones as Impostors In 1932, French psychiatrist Joseph Capgras and his intern Jean Reboul-Lachaux described Madame M., who insisted that her husband was actually an impostor who looked exactly like him. In fact, she couldn't help but believe doppelgangers replaced many of the people in her life. So what causes this unsettling delusion? READ NOW Advertisement READ THESE Psychological Warfare: From Genghis Khan to ISIS What Traits Make Us Human? 10 Surprising Chemical Reactions in Everyday Life You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Today I Learned newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here A Dotdash Brand 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2017 Dotdash - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.

                                                           

This Strange Plant Is the World’s Smallest Tree

Experts claim the title - World's Smallest Tree - should go to a tiny plant that grows in the coldest regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

Animals & Nature This Strange Plant Is the World's Smallest Tree Some experts claim the title - World's Smallest Tree - should go to a tiny plant that grows in the coldest regions of the Northern Hemisphere: Salix herbacea or the dwarf willow. But others see this "tree" as a woody shrub that doesn't qualify. So who's right? READ NOW Advertisement READ THESE How to Make Your Own Aspirin From Willow A Tree Releases Hundreds of Gallons of Water Through Its Leaves How Much Oxygen Do Trees Produce? You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Today I Learned newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here A Dotdash Brand 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2017 Dotdash - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.