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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Up to the age of six or seven months a child can breathe and swallow at the same time. An adult cannot do this.
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You share your birthday with at least 9 other million people in the world.
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There's an isolated tribe in Zimbabwe where the people have only two toes, dubbed the 'ostrich people'.
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The most dangerous job in the United States is that of an Alaskan Crab Fisherman.
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Someone on Earth reports seeing a UFO every three minutes.
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According to Harris Interactive, 70% of men and 57% of women shower daily.
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Boys who have unusual first names are more likely to have mental problems than boys with conventional names. Girls don't seem to have this problem.
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