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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The typical person spends about 600 hours having sex between the ages of 20 and 70.
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The average person laughs 13 times a day!
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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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Identical twins do not have identical fingerprints.
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Americans will spend more on cat food this year than baby food.
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The most dangerous job in the United States is that of an Alaskan Crab Fisherman.
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In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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