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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Over 50% of lottery players go back to work after winning the jackpot.
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Yu Youzhen, a Chinese millionaire, works as a street sweeper for the sanitation department to set an example for her children.
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47% of people have a nightmare at least once a month.
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The average person will go on a date at least 100 times before they finally marry.
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Research has determined that most people are happiest at 7:26pm on a Saturday night.
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City dwellers have longer, thicker, denser nose hairs than country folks do.
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