Babies' eyes do not produce tears until the baby is approximately six to eight weeks old.
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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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On average, a person will spend about five years eating during his or her lifetime.
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According to the American Society for Microbiology, 90% of women and 75% of men wash their hands after using a public restroom.
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The typical person spends about 600 hours having sex between the ages of 20 and 70.
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A person will create enough saliva to fill two average size swimming pools during his lifetime.
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44% of kids watch television before they go to sleep.
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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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