In a lifetime, an average person walks the equivalent of 5 equators
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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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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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Men laugh longer, louder, and more often than women.
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Forty percent of Americans have never visited a dentist.
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The name "Wendy" was made up for the book Peter Pan!
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A person will create enough saliva to fill two average size swimming pools during his lifetime.
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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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