Macklemore and his hit “Thrift Shop” was the first time since 1994 that a song reached number 1 on the Hot 100 chart without the support of a major record label.
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We forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.
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Couples' personalities converge over time to make partners more and more similar.
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Over its lifetime, the average microwave requires more energy to display a digital clock than to heat food.
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A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
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Group "brainstorming" makes each individual in the group less creative and doesn't work as efficiently as the same number of people working alone and then later pooling their ideas.
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85% of all Valentine's Day cards are purchased by women!
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Playing Tetris after a traumatic event can prevent the development of traumatic memories and reduce the chance of having flashbacks.
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