Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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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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Studies show that the risk of a “secret love” being revealed heightens romantic feelings for the partners, thanks to increased levels of phenylethylamine (PEA).
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Women who read romance novels have sex twice as often as those who don't.
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The most dangerous job in the United States is that of an Alaskan Crab Fisherman.
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Approximately 4 to 5% of the U.S. population has one or more clinically significant phobias in a given year. Specific phobias occur in people of all ages. The average age of onset for social phobia is between 15 and 20 years of age, although it can often begin in childhood.
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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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