Higher daily step counts linked to fewer mental health problems in early adolescence. The study gives us some of the clearest evidence yet that even an everyday, low-cost, accessible measures of physi
New psychology research suggests some acts of kindness may also serve competitive social goals, shedding light on how women can use altruistic behavior to gain status, strengthen relationships, or nav
TIL at the 1925 US Open, Bobby Jones called a penalty on himself when his ball moved slightly, though no official or spectator had seen it. It cost him the title, and when people praised his honesty h
TIL that Leonardo da Vinci’s research led to the discovery that erections were caused by blood flow to the penis. Before that, the common conception was that they were caused by sudden rushes of air a
TIL that in a 1964 experiment, most rhesus monkeys chose to go hungry rather than pull a chain that gave them food but also shocked another monkey, and one refused to pull it for 12 days
TIL about the Sally-Anne test, a psychology experiment used to measure “theory of mind” (that other people can hold beliefs/knowledge different from their own). Kids under four typically fail because
Evening chronotypes, or “night owls”, may struggle to continue working until the official retirement age, and they are linked to a 70% higher risk of needing a disability pension
Certain parenting approaches, such as lower supervision and inconsistent discipline, are associated with a higher likelihood that children will show behavioral and emotional problems, such as attentio
TIL Dublin's Cineworld had to pay a fired worker €20,000 ($25,000) in compensation over a €1 snack dispute. The employee, Carl Meade, was sacked for gross misconduct after accidentally paying for a re
TIL about Auguste Maquet, the chief collaborator of French novelist Alexandre Dumas, co-writing such works as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. Many devotees of Dumas claim that "Maq
TIL: The origins of the word Bayou is NOT considered to originate from French, but rather the term "Bayuk" which is Choctaw for "small stream". Bayou is associated with French due to Louisiana Creole,
TIL that transgender people are twice as likely to serve in the U.S military than cisgender people. Roughly 20% of transgender population have served in the armed forces compared to roughly 10% of cis
TIL that during production of Iron Man (2008), the character was so obscure that 30 writers passed on the project. Even when a script was written, requests for rewrites were met with more refusals.
TIL when the Czar Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra and their children were imprisoned, four members of their household remained with them: their doctor, cook, footman and maid. They stayed with the Roma
