According to the American Society for Microbiology, 90% of women and 75% of men wash their hands after using a public restroom.
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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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Men fall in love faster than women do.
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Females learn to talk earlier, use sentences earlier, and learn to read more quickly than males.
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Blonde hair is not exclusive to Europeans. Melanesians of the south Pacific evolved a different gene for blonde hair.
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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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91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
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As many as one third Americans flush the toilet while they are still on it.
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