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Retirees lost 10% of their savings in 2022
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95% of the serotonin we produce is manufactured in the cells of our gut

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The average vehicle is used only 4% of the time and parked the other 96%.

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Pew: the median wealth of middle-class households has decreased by 28% from 2001 to 2013

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2015: warmest year on record for the Arctic; over 50% of Greenland’s ice sheet melted in one year | NOAA/climate.gov

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Perspective: 5% of the world lives in the little red blob; 5% lives in the blue; the other 90% lives in the white.

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2013: US women's avg. age at first marriage now at 27.4, greater than avg. age at first birth = 26 | https://t.co/s0lViM1b3v

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Survey: only 8% of Americans sleeping naked; 74% go to bed in pajamas | https://t.co/qcQrSB30nx

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Deleting genes could increase lifespan by 60% | https://t.co/LxORDjfQhL

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Study: Smarter people may be more prone to imbibe or alter the mind with illicit substances | http://t.co/gF4Se584Zg

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Study: we're more creative when we're tired | http://t.co/99FZAUk0CP

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Study: mistakes make us more likable (Pratfall Effect) | http://t.co/KhvhOdLUlC

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Hear a piece of information, and three days later you’ll remember 10% of it. Add a picture and you’ll remember 65% | http://t.co/NSBa8rnyRH

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Study: when pooping, we're meant to squat, not sit | http://t.co/KuxTfpCHJS http://t.co/kkkmOB5Piz

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Study: vegetarians = 12% lower risk of death from any cause compared with non-vegetarians | http://t.co/6942LM1wO4

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Good news. Finally: US CO2 emissions drop to lowest levels in 18 years http://t.co/q47nxxHBe8

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Survey: 61% of millenials (those aged 18-24) believe technology is making people less human | http://t.co/xgzQ9RDU5y

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California Study: sugary beverage consumption down among young children (2-5), but rising among adolescents | http://t.co/veCtH5W0lc

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Chart: food fads in the United States since 2007 (Wired) | http://t.co/y8r6rrrijd http://t.co/XH4clgMdHq