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Can economics help us work out the perfect amount to spend on a wedding gift? Economist Maria Kozlovskaya has advice on the factors we need to consider.
Also, when Hillary Clinton almost collapsed at a 9/11 memorial, conspiracy theorists went into overdrive, falsely claiming the presidential candidate was using a body double to avoid questions about her health. The lookalike in question tells her side of the story.
And why do some games, hobbies and activities – like Pokemon Go - become crazes while others do not? Is there a secret formula?
(Photo: Several gifts wrapped and on a table. Credit: Jayme Burrows/Shutterstock)
By BBC World Service4.5
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Can economics help us work out the perfect amount to spend on a wedding gift? Economist Maria Kozlovskaya has advice on the factors we need to consider.
Also, when Hillary Clinton almost collapsed at a 9/11 memorial, conspiracy theorists went into overdrive, falsely claiming the presidential candidate was using a body double to avoid questions about her health. The lookalike in question tells her side of the story.
And why do some games, hobbies and activities – like Pokemon Go - become crazes while others do not? Is there a secret formula?
(Photo: Several gifts wrapped and on a table. Credit: Jayme Burrows/Shutterstock)

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