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Survey Lists Top Supernatural Experiences of U.S. Adults

In August of 2009, the Pew Research Center surveyed 4,013 U.S. adults to identify the "supernatural experiences" many claimed to have experienced in life. Of those surveyed:

  • Twenty-nine percent said they had been "in touch with the dead"
  • Eighteen percent said they had "seen or been with a ghost"
  • Fifteen percent said they had "consulted a fortune teller or psychic

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