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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Males sweat 40% more than females.
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2,500 newborn babies will be dropped in the next month.
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One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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As many as one third Americans flush the toilet while they are still on it.
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A person will create enough saliva to fill two average size swimming pools during his lifetime.
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It took 200,000 years for humans to reach 3 billion in number. It took 40 years for the next 3 billion.
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According to Harris Interactive, 70% of men and 57% of women shower daily.
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