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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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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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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Studies suggest that people who appear to be constantly distracted have more "working memory" and "sharper brains".
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Englishmen drink more tea than any person of any other nation (over twenty times more than Americans)
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On average, a person will spend about five years eating during his or her lifetime.
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