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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In Haiti, only 1 out of every 200 people own a car.
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Children's sense of smell is better than adults'.
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Every three seconds, a new baby is born.
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It took 200,000 years for humans to reach 3 billion in number. It took 40 years for the next 3 billion.
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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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Only 2% of the Earth's population are natural redheads.
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People who are more likeable and attractive are generally perceived as more intelligent. This is called the “Halo Effect.”
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