PEOPLES DAILY, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014
Some Interesting Facts
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ape – The U.S has the highest rate of rape for any industrialized nation. 4 times higher than Germany, 12 times higher than England and 20 times higher than Japan (Rozee, 2005). • Anxiety – People with generally high levels of anxiety are more likely to remember pictures of threatening faces than calmer people (bradley et al, 1998). Phobias • Trypanophobia – Fear of injection • Triskaidekaphobia – Fear of the number 13 • Soceraphobia – Fear of parents in law • Pogonophobia – Fear of beards • Phobophobia – Fear of phobias • Olfactophobia – Fear of smells • Mnemophobia – Fear of memories • Laliophobia – Fear of speaking • Latrophobia – Fear of doctors or going to the doctors • Geliophobia – Fear of laughter • Chronophobia – Fear of time • Catoptrophobia – Fear of mirrors • Allodoxophobia – Fear of opinions More Facts! • Habits – On average it takes 66 days to form a habit. • Day Dreams – On average your mind wanders 30% of the time. • Influence – We think that other people are more easily influenced than urselves. • Sleep Sex – 1 in 12 people have sex in their sleep.
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Leisure
• Lying – The most common lie is ‘I’m fine’ • More Lies! – The average person tells 4 lies a day, 1460 a year and a total of 87,600 by the time they’re 60. • Happy Sun – People who spend more time in the sun are likely to be happier and happy people are more likely to fall in love because their happiness is infectious. • Eye Contact – If someone makes eye contact with you for 60% of a conversation they’re bored, 80% and they’re attracted to you and 100% of the time then they are threatening you. • Attraction – The pupil of your eye expands up to 45% when you look at someone you love. • Awkward Silences – It takes 4 seconds for a silence to become awkward. • Swearing – When you’re hurt cursing helps to reduce pain. • Nonsense – We can udnretsnad any msseed up stnecene as lnog as the lsat and frsit lteerts of wdros are in crrcoet palecs • Recall – Its easier to remember things with your eyes closed. 35. Television – Unhappy people watch more TV.
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SUDODKU SUDODKU EASY 14
Communication breakdown: A toilet has been reserved for the ‘weal only’ (left) while a metal bin before airport security has been designated as a ‘liquid abandoned place’
PHOTO OF THE DAY
Gotcha: UK-based photographer Peter Downing won a best single image in a portfolio category for this shot of a kingfisher in Worcester