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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8 out of 10 people think that the first kiss indicates how the rest of the relationship will be.
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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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40% of people who are rejected in romantic love slip into clinical depression.
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On average, a person will spend about five years eating during his or her lifetime.
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Senegalese women spend an average of 17.5 hours a week just collecting water.
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Touching a teddy bear can make people feel less lonely.
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2,500 newborn babies will be dropped in the next month.
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