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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Females learn to talk earlier, use sentences earlier, and learn to read more quickly than males.
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Englishmen drink more tea than any person of any other nation (over twenty times more than Americans)
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Over 50% of lottery players go back to work after winning the jackpot.
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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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The world's shortest man measures only 21.5 inches.
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Sleeping on the job is acceptable in Japan. It is viewed as exhaustion from working hard. Some people fake it to look committed to their job.
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A person will create enough saliva to fill two average size swimming pools during his lifetime.
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