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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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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People who are lying to you tend to look up and to the left (their left).
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95% of people feel uncomfortable when the TV volume is an odd number.
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The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
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Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell.
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Senegalese women spend an average of 17.5 hours a week just collecting water.
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Touching a teddy bear can make people feel less lonely.
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