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Breaking eye contact makes you a better conversationalist. Studies show people who are forced to maintain eye contact take longer to recall words than those who are allowed to take a break from the mental stimulation of staring into someone else’s eyes. Though maintaining eye contact is important for building emotional connections, looking away is...
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Need 2 b sure they pay attention b4 brake
Breaking eye contact makes you a better conversationalist. Studies show people who are forced to maintain eye contact take longer to recall words than those who are allowed to take a break from the mental stimulation of staring into someone else’s eyes. Though maintaining eye contact is important for building emotional connections, looking away is...
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In 1930, a patent was issued to Helene Shelby for a giant, glowing-eyed skeleton that was designed to make criminals confess. The idea was for police to scare suspects into telling all by sitting them in a dark room, raising a curtain to reveal the device, and questioning them through a megaphone in the skeleton’s...
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No matter what, I am getting stupider, saving space for stuff like remembering how to tie my laces etc ...
People who are genuinely happy in their relationships usually don’t post about it on social media. Studies show that someone who’s always gushing about their partner on Facebook is tied to how insecure they are in their relationship – while those who are more secure spend time enjoying their relationships instead of trying to convince...
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A lot of truth in that I'm sure
I definitely believe that is true.
When you think you can smell snow, you aren’t actually smelling anything. It’s a sensory experience caused by colder weather, humidity, and the feeling of cold air. The cold slows down air molecules, humidity boosts your olfactory nerves, freezing air hits the nerve that transmits sensations from your face to your brain, and this creates...
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Studies show humblebragging comes off as insincere and makes people like you less than if you just shamelessly self-promote. (Source, Source 2)
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In the Titanic movie, the story of the old couple who died together in bed was based on real people. Ida Straus gave up her spot on a lifeboat to stay with her husband of 41 years, Isidor. When he was offered a spot next to his wife, he refused to take it because there...
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According to some 40-million-year-old bones that were found in Antarctica, penguins used to be over 6 feet tall and weighed more than 250 pounds. Kinda like this, but not really… (Source, Source 2, Source 3)
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Now that is information I truly need!
According to some 40-million-year-old bones that were found in Antarctica, penguins used to be over 6 feet tall and weighed more than 250 pounds. Kinda like this, but not really… (Source, Source 2, Source 3)
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Almost all mammals take about 21 seconds to empty their bladders. Scientists conducted in-depth studies of different mammals peeing and discovered that an animal’s mass, bladder pressure, and urethra size all work together in harmony with the gravitational pull and create the 21-second ‘law of urination.’ (Source, Source 2)
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I will have to time myself!
At my age it's longer than that
I can most definitely relate!
Vito Corleone’s cat in The Godfather was a stray the film’s writer/director, Francis Ford Coppola, found on the Paramount lot. It purred so loudly that some of Marlon Brando’s dialogue had to be dubbed. (Source, Source 2, Source 3)
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If you want someone to take you seriously, talk to them in person. Research shows it’s much easier to convince someone of something when you speak to them directly instead of over text or email. (Source, Source 2, Source 3)
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