The offspring of two sets of identical twins are legally cousins but genetically siblings.
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Forty percent of Americans have never visited a dentist.
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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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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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A person swallows approximately 295 times while eating dinner.
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The leading cause of poisoning for children under the age of six in the home is liquid dish soap.
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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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