During the ceremony, they both carry Kewpie dolls that probably have some barely hidden significance, and indeed do.

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While Hasbro has some popular products, like the eerie Furby petlike robot dolls, its biggest categories are doing poorly.

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That gave Okoya food for thought and after some initial research, he decided to launch the Queens of Africa black dolls, each one representing different tribes in the continent.

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The results showed that some brain areas prioritized the shape of the face, grouping humans with dolls, while other brain areas prioritized whether the face was alive, grouping humans with dogs.

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