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University of Portsmouth: Study Shatters 'Heavy Bones' Myth - People of African, Caribbean and Asian Heritage Can Float
December 11, 2025
PORTSMOUTH, England, Dec. 11 -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news:

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New study shatters "heavy bones" myth: People of African, Caribbean and Asian heritage can float

New research successfully proves that bone density does not determine floating ability, challenging decades of harmful misconceptions

* The study saw a 93% success rate: 89 of 96 participants of African, Caribbean, Asian or mixed heritage floated . . .

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