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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85% of movie actors earn less than $5,000 a year from acting!
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Identical twins do not have identical fingerprints.
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Most people smile when they are frustrated, according to a study.
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Indian housewives hold 11% of the World’s gold. That is more than the reserves of USA, IMF, Switzerland and Germany put together.
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Women who are romance novel readers are reported to make love 74% more often with their partners than women who do not read romance novels.
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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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