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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In Korea, a child’s first birthday is the most important. In one part of the celebration, several items are placed on a table. The one that the baby picks up first is said to predict their future.
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Only about 2% of the world population has green eyes.
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A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for approximately sixty-nine years.
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Boys who have unusual first names are more likely to have mental problems than boys with conventional names. Girls don't seem to have this problem.
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Most people turn their music down in the car when finding a street sign to "see better".
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More redheads are born in Scotland than in any other part of the world.
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