In 1850, only 8% of the people in California were women.
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People spend about two weeks of their lives at traffic lights!
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More books are written, published and sold per person per year in Iceland than anywhere else on the planet. One in ten Icelanders will become a published author in their lifetime.
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Sociologists have found the worse the economy, the longer the women's skirts are and the better economy, the shorter the skirt.
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The world record for alcohol consumption is by Andre the Giant, who drank 156 beers in one sitting (over 73 liters/16 gallons).
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People who are more likeable and attractive are generally perceived as more intelligent. This is called the “Halo Effect.”
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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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