A person swallows approximately 295 times while eating dinner.
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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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Boys who have unusual first names are more likely to have mental problems than boys with conventional names. Girls don't seem to have this problem.
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If Earth's life was compressed into 1 year, then humans would have been around for only 2 seconds.
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About 3000 years ago, most Egyptians died by the time they were 30!
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If you're over 100 years old, there's an 80% chance you're a woman.
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Humans are capable of running 40 mph according to a study by bio-mechanical expert Dr. Matthew Bundle. Today's fastest man, Usain Bolt, has a top speed of 28 mph.
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