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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Up to the age of six or seven months a child can breathe and swallow at the same time. An adult cannot do this.
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Studies show that the risk of a “secret love” being revealed heightens romantic feelings for the partners, thanks to increased levels of phenylethylamine (PEA).
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Two in five people in the world marry their first love.
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People in parts of Western China put salt in their tea instead of sugar.
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Over 50% of lottery players go back to work after winning the jackpot.
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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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Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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