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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Americans did not commonly use forks until after the Civil War.
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Males sweat 40% more than females.
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95% of people feel uncomfortable when the TV volume is an odd number.
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Two in five people in the world marry their first love.
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Infants spend more time dreaming than adults do.
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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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