Since World War II, the U.S. has recruited an oversize share of the world's best brains.

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The pieces that have become this French artist's signature oversize necklaces of glossy, fist-sized beads of Murano glass are strung in loops fit for a cartoon giant or just large enough to orbit a person head to foot.

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It's no surprise that the doll, with its oversize forehead, neutral facial expression and enormous, alien eyes, didn't appeal to children.

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