Karl Pillemer, a professor, performed a study on thousands of elderly people and what advice they had about life. On happiness, there was a consensus: “the elders viewed happiness as a choice, not the result of how life treats you.”
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Studies show that the risk of a “secret love” being revealed heightens romantic feelings for the partners, thanks to increased levels of phenylethylamine (PEA).
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There are about 255 babies born worldwide every minute.
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Over 50% of lottery players go back to work after winning the jackpot.
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If you're over 100 years old, there's an 80% chance you're a woman.
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Babies that are breastfed are more likely to be slimmer as adults than those that are not breastfed.
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40% of people who are rejected in romantic love slip into clinical depression.
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In Haiti, only 1 out of every 200 people own a car.
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