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"A study published in The Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin says that people are pretty useless at judging whether or not they are good looking. Apparently, people typically think they are 20% better looking than they really are."

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Shit! I guess that means when I think I’m looking gross I’m looking REALLY terrible to everyone else.

The New York Times via Brainmail

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"There are more vegetarians than Catholics at US universities."

- Prospect (UK) via Brainmail
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"A study of 52 depictions of The Last Supper from the 6th century to 1996 has discovered that the main dish has grown in size by 69%."

- The International Journal of Obesity via Brainmail
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"China is the world’s second largest economy, although on a per-capita basis it ranks 103rd, slightly ahead of El Salvador."

- The Enterprise Blog via Brainmail
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"In 2008, Goldman Sachs paid a tax rate of just 0.6% on its profits for the year."

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That’s seems about right, eh?

Harper’s (US) via Brainmail

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