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 Here are three words: pine, crab, sauce. There's a fourth word that combines with each of the others to create another common word. What is it?
When the answer finally comes to you, it'll likely feel instantaneous. You might even say "Aha!" This kind of sudden realization is known as insight, and a research team recently uncovered how the brain produces it, which suggests why insightful ideas tend to stick in our memory.
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