Music is as addictive to the brain as sex and drugs.
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It's impossible to kill yourself by holding your breath.
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According to an assistant professor of psychology and marketing at NYU, wearing red increases your chances in things like dating and hitchhiking.
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A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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The hands of the clock on the back of the $100 bill are set at approximately 4:10.
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In the U.S., more than 10% of lottery prizes go unclaimed!
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A real estate agent's rule of thumb: To estimate what a house will sell for, ask the owner what its worth and subtract 10%.
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We forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.
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