Studies suggest that people who appear to be constantly distracted have more "working memory" and "sharper brains".
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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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The “cheerleader effect”, the theory that girls look more attractive in groups, is scientifically proven.
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The first foreigner to become a samurai was an African slave.
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There are actually seven different types of twins: Identical, Fraternal, Mirror-Image, Polar Body (Half Identical), Mixed Chromosome, Superfecundation, and Superfetation.
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In November 2013, a woman in Florida named Linda Ducharme married a ferris wheel.
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