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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Dolly Dimples, a 555 lbs. woman, lost 443 lbs in one year by eating nothing but baby food.
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People who are lying to you tend to look up and to the left (their left).
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Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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In the presence of attractive women, men find running easier, take more risks, donate more money, consume more calories, and talk more.
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According to the American Society for Microbiology, 90% of women and 75% of men wash their hands after using a public restroom.
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