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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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
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15 percent of Americans secretly bite their toes.
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The average woman uses her height in lipstick every 5 years.
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Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell.
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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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Dutch, on average are the tallest people.
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