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There's more gold in a ton of mobile phones than a ton of gold ore. It takes a ton of ore to get 1g of gold, but you can get the same amount from recycling 41 mobile phones.

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Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.

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People who do yoga have better reaction times and are better able to recall information that those who do aerobic exercise or no exercise.

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90% of people will fake laugh when they don't understand what someone said to them.

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Over thinking causes the mind to create negative scenarios and replay painful memories.

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In the late 19th century, it was thought that general hysteria bordering on insanity was a pretty reliable indicator of pregnancy.

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The phenomenon that "the rich get richer and the poor get poorer" is also called the Matthew Effect.

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A sleeping human brain can still understand the words being spoken around it.

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Studies show that people eat more unhealthy food after simply seeing advertisements for weight-loss pills.

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Research finds that the more a person understands their own value, the less likely they are to be discouraged by critics.