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We evolved in a tropical climate where the smells of plants and flowers were all around us. We spent a lot of time in the trees with a lot of sunlight and no clothes.
Helen Fisher
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Helen Fisher
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: May 31
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Manhattan borough
New York City
Helen Fisher
Helen E Fisher
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