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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People with blue eyes are better able to see in the dark.
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Children laugh about 400 times a day, while adults laugh on average only 15 times a day.
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Nearly 10% of American households dress their pets in Halloween costumes.
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On average women can hear better than men.
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Yu Youzhen, a Chinese millionaire, works as a street sweeper for the sanitation department to set an example for her children.
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During an average lifetime, a man will spend 3,350 hours removing 8.4 meters of stubble.
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