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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About 3000 years ago, most Egyptians died by the time they were 30!
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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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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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76% of Americans celebrate New Year's Eve in groups of less than 20.
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47% of people have a nightmare at least once a month.
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Studies suggest that people who appear to be constantly distracted have more "working memory" and "sharper brains".
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