In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
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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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Only about 2% of the world population has green eyes.
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The average American eats at McDonalds more than 1,800 times in their life.
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Approximately 4 to 5% of the U.S. population has one or more clinically significant phobias in a given year. Specific phobias occur in people of all ages. The average age of onset for social phobia is between 15 and 20 years of age, although it can often begin in childhood.
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The “cheerleader effect”, the theory that girls look more attractive in groups, is scientifically proven.
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The average American spends a third of their overall time online playing games and using social networks.
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The Japanese, on average, are the shortest people.
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