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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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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If aliens located 60-65 million light years away from us, looked at earth through a really powerful telescope today, they would see dinosaurs!
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate, they do the same when you are looking at someone you hate.
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Men who kiss their wives in the morning live five years longer than those who don't.
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Only about 2% of the world population has green eyes.
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The seahorse is the only fish to have a neck.
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