40% of people who are rejected in romantic love slip into clinical depression.
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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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90% of people sit at their computer desk slouching, supporting their head with their left hand.
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In a lifetime, an average person walks the equivalent of 5 equators
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About 3000 years ago, most Egyptians died by the time they were 30!
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Senegalese women spend an average of 17.5 hours a week just collecting water.
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44% of kids watch television before they go to sleep.
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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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