Awarding people money for doing well in IQ tests causes them to score better, $10 increased people's score by an average of more than 20 IQ points. IQ tests don’t just measure intelligence - they also measure effort.
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On average women can hear better than men.
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Babies crawl an average of 200m a day.
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Every workday, 6.7 million people commute to Manhattan!
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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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‘Old people smell’ is actually caused by a chemical, 2-nonenal, that old people secrete through their skin
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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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The world's tallest man reached 8 feet 11 inches at 21.
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