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  • When they use unconventional tactics, small armies beat large ones the majority of the time.

    history
  • Six-month-old infants can only hold one thing in memory.

    biology
  • Having more narcissists on a team is better for generating creative outcomes.

    psychology
  • The more relaxed you are when you enter a store, the more money you’ll spend.

    psychology
  • The ruder someone acts, the more convinced observers become that he or she is powerful.

    psychology
  • Shorter sleep duration is associated with increased susceptibility to the common cold.

    biology
  • King penguins are attracted to the colors on each other’s beaks, including colors humans can’t see.

    zoology
  • The lifestyle and environment of men before they become fathers influences their children’s health.

    biology
  • Extroverts are not inherently better sellers than introverts.

    psychology
  • The brain can “see” someone else’s actions even when the ability to visually see has been destroyed.

    biology
  • Power increases infidelity among men and women.

    psychology
  • Dogs are sensitive to small, natural shifts in the Earth’s magnetic field.

    zoology
  • People who stay up late are more self-admiring, manipulative, and psychopathic than early risers.

    psychology
  • People listen to heavy metal music because they are trying to fill deep-seated psychological needs.

    psychology
  • Regardless of bladder size, all animals pee for approximately 21 seconds.

    biology • zoology
  • Increased sexual activity can help pass kidney stones.

    biology
  • Striving for individuality results in conformity.

    mathematics
  • Wolves are better at math than dogs.

    zoology
  • Infants can strategically time their smiles to make their mother smile.

    biology
  • Wallabies avoid areas of danger by sniffing on their predators’ poop.

    zoology
  • The builders of Stonehenge loved to barbecue.

    history
  • Cats do not show any signs of secure attachment to their owners.

    zoology
  • Living near a lake could cause Lou Gehrig’s disease.

    biology
  • You’re three times more likely to cheat at the end of something than the beginning.

    psychology
  • Pay-day loan borrowers are less likely to repeatedly borrow if interest is disclosed in dollars vs. percentage points.

    economics
  • Bonuses for job performance result in worse outcomes overall.

    economics
  • Students do better on standardized tests when they’re paid.

    economics • education
  • You’re more likely to help people who help you, and more likely to hurt people who hurt you.

    economics • psychology • sociology
  • London cab drivers have larger parts of the brain associated with spatial memory.

    biology
  • There is a statistically significant correlation between country music played on the radio and suicide rates.

    psychology • sociology
  • Low doses of cocaine cause bees to dance more actively and overestimate how much honey they collect.

    zoology
  • Dust in your belly button comes from hairs on your stomach that scrape fibers off your clothing.

    biology
  • Pigeons are able to tell the difference between a Monet and a Picasso.

    zoology
  • Chickens prefer faces consistent with human sexual preferences—yes, chickens prefer beautiful people.

    zoology
  • Penguin poop is excreted with the same force as a high-pressure paint spray gun.

    zoology
  • In case of a bar brawl, a full beer bottle transfers 70% more energy than an empty one, though both can fracture a human skull.

    physics
  • Even though they weigh the same, a pound of lead feels heavier than a pound of feathers.

    physics • psychology
  • Booty calls are a psychological compromise between the ideal relationship types of both men and women.

    psychology
  • Woodpeckers’ bone structure, brain size, and eyelids have evolved to prevent headaches.

    zoology
  • You need to take half as many photos as people present to be 99% mathematically confident nobody’s eyes were closed.

    mathematics
  • Dry spaghetti usually breaks into more than 2 pieces because of flexural waves at the point of breakage.

    physics
  • Ethics books were 50% more likely to be stolen from college libraries than other philosophy books.

    ethics • psychology

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