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Your eyes met across a crowded room 鈥 but was it really love at first sight? One in three people say they have experienced the phenomenon, however a study suggests it probably doesn鈥檛 exist.
鈥淧eople think of love at first sight as a lightning strike as soon as they see a person,鈥 says at the University of Zurich, Switzerland.
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But research into the experience has mostly focused on people…



