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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As a rule, 66 percent of people keep their eyes closed while kissing. The rest take pleasure in watching the emotions run the gamut on the faces of their partners.
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Just one in three consumers pays off his or her credit card bill every month.
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The Japanese commonly put ketchup on their rice.
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People who are more likeable and attractive are generally perceived as more intelligent. This is called the “Halo Effect.”
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‘Old people smell’ is actually caused by a chemical, 2-nonenal, that old people secrete through their skin
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The world's shortest man measures only 21.5 inches.
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