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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Half of all Americans over the age of 55 have no teeth.
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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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As a rule, 66 percent of people keep their eyes closed while kissing. The rest take pleasure in watching the emotions run the gamut on the faces of their partners.
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The leading cause of poisoning for children under the age of six in the home is liquid dish soap.
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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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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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