Children laugh about 400 times a day, while adults laugh on average only 15 times a day.
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In a lifetime, an average person walks the equivalent of 5 equators
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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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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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Dolly Dimples, a 555 lbs. woman, lost 443 lbs in one year by eating nothing but baby food.
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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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In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
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2% of Europeans lack the genes for smelly armpits.
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