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Our Use Of Little Words Can, Uh, Reveal Hidden Interests
At speed dating events: "'We can predict by analyzing their language, who will go on a date — who will match — at rates better than the people themselves,' he says." Also: "some of his most interesting work has to do with power dynamics. He says that by analyzing language you can easily tell who among two people has power in a relationship, and their relative social status. ... What you find is completely different from what most people would think. The person with the higher status uses the word 'I' less."
Is reheated pasta less fattening?
If they're correct the answer would seem to be "yes" ... which is rather unfortunate. I'll hope that this is another instance of a nutrition study that's later proved wrong.
Did you Know that A man survived for 40 years without sleeping.
"a Hungarian soldier named M. Paul Kern, who was wounded on the Eastern Front in 1915 by a Russian bullet to the frontal lobe, returned home from World War I unable to fall asleep. ... the man never saw a wink of sleep again."
Cardboard Bank Robber Holds Off SWAT for Hours
"what happened after the alarm went off around 8:40 p.m. is known. Authorities saw a figure inside the building, which had the blinds drawn. They used bullhorns and telephone calls to try to make contact. When a SWAT team finally entered more than an hour later, it turned out that the only "person" inside was a cardboard cutout figure."