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TIL of chromesthesia, a type of synesthesia in which individuals perceive colour in addition to normal auditory sensations. Associations are idiosyncratic but consistent over time, studies found. Bernstein and Liszt are associated with the condition; the latter asking his orchestra to play 'bluer'.

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