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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Babies' eyes do not produce tears until the baby is approximately six to eight weeks old.
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90 percent of women who walk into a department store immediately turn to the right.
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Women end up digesting most of the lipstick they apply.
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Women have a slightly higher average IQ than men.
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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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Approximately 4 to 5% of the U.S. population has one or more clinically significant phobias in a given year. Specific phobias occur in people of all ages. The average age of onset for social phobia is between 15 and 20 years of age, although it can often begin in childhood.
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