Want to Reset Your Brain?
Washing your hands does not just keep them clean, but the act can also cleanse your brain of old ideas. Researchers (University of Toronto) discovered that the action can shift goal pursuit, making prior goals less important and subsequent goals more important. Researchers suggest wiping away dirt serves as a physical ...
Jun 23, 2022
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Three Things You Didn't Know Three Minutes Ago
Coca-Cola was the first drink that was ever consumed in space. God is the only Simpsons character who has five fingers. The rest of the characters are only seen with four. In India, the flying of a kite is illegal under a 1934 law, which classes kites as aircraft. (The Fact Site)
Jun 22, 2022
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Three Things You Didn't Know Three Minutes Ago
The Titanic was about three times bigger than Noah's Ark, with a volume of 4.6 million cubic feet. The Eiffel Tower was inaugurated the same year Nintendo was founded and Adolf Hitler was born: 1889. The largest snowflake in the world was found in 1887 it was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. (The Fact Site)
Jun 21, 2022
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Look at Their Shoes
Psychologists found we can accurately judge a person just by looking at their shoes. Researchers (University of Kansas) found that people were able to correctly judge a stranger's age, gender, income, political affiliation, emotional and other important personality traits just by looking at the person's shoes. Research...
Jun 20, 2022
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The "Secret Sauce" to a Rock Solid Marriage
Everyone in a long and happy marriage will tell you their secret - from "don't go to bed angry" to "make each other laugh" to "just nod and say yes honey, you're right." But there is a secret sauce to a long and healthy marriage and it boils down to one word: change. Dr. Steven Craig wrote...
Jun 14, 2022
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Why S'mores Should be Made With Chocolate Frosting
S'mores. If there's a campfire, s'mores can't be far off. The recipe is simple: graham crackers, marshmallows and a Hershey bar. But some on social media insist s'mores should be made with chocolate frosting instead of Hershey bars. Here's why: The crunchiest part of a s'more should be the graham cracker. The inside of...
Jun 13, 2022
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Winning the Lottery
What would you do if you won the lottery? People dream of boasting about their achievements, quitting their job, buying a dream house, or moving out of the country. However, a new survey finds people really do act differently when money is involved, but not the way you may think. In fact, 83 percent would never tell a ...
Jun 10, 2022
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Most Email's Aren't Important
Some researchers (with Mimecast) found what we already know: only one in four emails is essential for work. And only 14 percent of work emails were considered critically important
Jun 09, 2022
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Three Things You Didn't Know Three Minutes Ago
The Green Lantern debuted in 1940, making the Lantern's first debut only two years after Superman's. Gleeking is the act of stimulating the salivary glands underneath your tongue into spitting a concentrated jet of pure saliva. Bill Gates house was designed using a Macintosh Computer. (The Fact Site)
Jun 08, 2022
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Dad's Get Slighted on Father's Day
A survey revealed what many fathers have been saying for years: Dads do, in fact, get slighted on Father's Day. The study found that 86 percent of us shell out more money on Mother's Day than they do on Father's Day.
Jun 07, 2022
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