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It has been known since ancient times that
people behave oddly when the moon is full. The
moon's gravity may be the cause.
Which sentence could be added to complete the
summary?
Full Moon: Beware!
In 2007, a police department in the United
Kingdom decided to put extra officers on duty
during a full moon. Their experience had
confirmed what people have known since
ancient times: The full moon brings out crazy
behavior in people and animals.
Luna was the Roman goddess of the moon.
Luna is the root of the English word lunar, an
eclipse of the moon is also called a lunar
eclipse. The same root has given us other
words less obviously related to the moon:
lunacy, lunatic, and loony. That's because
crazy behavior comes out during the full
moon. In England in the 1800s, a criminal's
The full moon causes dogs to bite people more
often.
This effect is the reason extra police officers may be
needed.
Modern studies now confirm a lunar effect on
human behavior.
Four out of five mental health professionals could
not be wrong
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