Yesterday we wrote about a study showing that opposites don’t attract in romance or friendships. We thought the same may hold true in choosing Vice-Presidents, and suggested some similar potential running mates for current Presidential candidates. Here are 3 more… Read More ›
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Sorry, MC Skat Kat, Science Says Opposites Don’t Attract
The Telegraph reports that researchers from Wellesley College and the University of Kansas proves people in longer relationships tend to have more in common with each other. The study looked at pairs of people in relationships, and also pairs of… Read More ›
And the State With the Least Amount of Sleep is…
According to a recent study, people in Hawaii get the least sleep, while people in South Dakota, Colorado, and Minnesota get the most. We have four explanations: Hard to stay awake when most exciting thing to do in your state… Read More ›
3 Slogans We Propose For Publishers Clearing House
Publishers Clearing House is running a new sweepstakes where you can win $5000 a week for life and then after you die, someone of your choice gets $5,000 a week for life. Since we’re all about helping companies, here are… Read More ›
We’d Like To Give A Bad Rating To The People Who Came Up With An App That Rates People
Silicon Beat reports a new app called “Peeple” allows you to rate people, similarly to how you’d rate restaurants on Yelp, or hotels on TripAdvisor. Yes, you can be rated. Or anyone whose cell number you know. Fortunately, the App… Read More ›
Some Psychologists Just Said Your Selfie Probably Makes You A Terrible Person
MarketWatch reports that two new studies indicate that people who post more selfies on social media are likely to have the dark triad of character traits: narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. 3 Comments We Imagine Readers Would Post If The Above… Read More ›
Vice Writes Boring Article Full Of Facts On Only Children
Vice recently wrote an article to attempt to determine if there are any difference between only children and children with siblings. And based on interviews with experts, it seems there isn’t much difference. Some only children reportedly may have a… Read More ›
Time To Change Yout First Born’s Name From “Bart Simpson”
CBC reports that a recent study indicates giving fake answers to password reminder questions may actually make your online accounts easier to hack. That’s in part because people are picking easy to guess fake answers. 3 Easy To Guess Very… Read More ›
3 Lessons Learned From Study That Paying People Gets Them To Quit Smoking
Yahoo News Digest reports that a recent study indicates Americans are about twice as likely to quit smoking if you pay them a reward. Here’s three lessons we’ve learned from this story. 1. So getting people to quit smoking can… Read More ›
Studies: One Of The Most Stressful Days Of The Year Is Over (Sorry West Coast…)
Yahoo reports that studies show U.S. tax filing day is one of the most stressful days of the year. So congratulations, East Coast, tax-filing day is over! 3 Ways To Celebrate That You Have Filed Your Taxes 1. Find a… Read More ›