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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Up to the age of six or seven months a child can breathe and swallow at the same time. An adult cannot do this.
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In Haiti, only 1 out of every 200 people own a car.
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Women who read romance novels have sex twice as often as those who don't.
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The world's tallest man reached 8 feet 11 inches at 21.
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Many people in parts of China eat insects. Some common insects are bean worms, scoprions, and locusts.
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On average, a person will spend about five years eating during his or her lifetime.
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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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