In Korea, a child’s first birthday is the most important. In one part of the celebration, several items are placed on a table. The one that the baby picks up first is said to predict their future.
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The first man to swim the length of Great Britain grew a beard to stop jellyfish stinging his face.
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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
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On average, a human being will have sex more than 3,000 times and spend two weeks kissing in their lifetime.
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Children grow faster in the springtime than any other season during the year.
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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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Many people in parts of China eat insects. Some common insects are bean worms, scoprions, and locusts.
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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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