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For some reason, Benjamin Franklin is known for doing, like, everything first. This is no exception. This little brain quirk is known as the 'Ben Franklin effect' and it refers to the fact that if you …
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I bet you thought you know everything worth knowing about DNA. You were wrong. You see, DNA can change its mind about who you are. The boring informational prelude Deoxyribonucleic acid - it's not …
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At its core, attraction is the inclination to chase the good feeling you get from someone else. That is to say 'I feel good about you, so I want to keep that going'. It might be by hanging out with …
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Are you clumsy? I certainly am. I type that while looking at my Mr. Bump coffee mug, carefully placed just so; close enough to reach when I want to drink; far enough that it won't suffer an early …
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They say a reader lives a thousand lives and those who don't live one. Well, I don't know that 'they' say it, but I like the phrase a lot. I saw a tattoo of it once on Pinterest though, if that …
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Did you know, kids don't lie until about the age of three? Well, that's not entirely true. Babies are known to fake-cry, apparently in a less-than-delightful effort to get you to pay more attention to …
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