Researchers have historically avoided using female animals in medical studies so they don’t need to account for influences of their hormonal cycles. This can result in medications that don’t work as well on females as males. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-02-women-hormones-role-drug-addiction.html
A recent study done by Stanford researchers found a positive correlation between the use of profanity and honesty. The individuals who use profanity tend to be more honest. – WTF Fun Facts
A recent study found that a messy kitchen causes people to eat more. The chaotic environment causes people to feel out of control and to subsequently eat more. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/messy-kitchens-could-make-you-eat-more-180958146/
A recent study found that men on Tinder do not appear to be intimidated by highly educated women. They indicated interest in fictitious profiles with a Master’s degree more often than those with a Bachelor’s degree. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272775719301104
A 2014 study found that having a glass or two of wine before a meal caused people to eat nearly 25% more food during the meal. – WTF Fun Facts
A US study found that the more money you make, the less time you spend on the internet. Wealth also predicts the type of websites visited. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.thecut.com/2016/07/more-money-less-internet.html
Researchers found that the price paid for something impacts the way we taste and enjoy it. For example, paying a lot more money for the same bottle of wine gives the drinker more pleasure because the higher price causes more blood and oxygen to be sent to the part of the brain responsible for feeling pleasure. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.cnet.com/news/study-90-wine-tastes-better-than-the-same-wine-at-10/
A 2013 study found that Lego faces have gotten progressively angrier over the last 30 years.
– WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/lego-faces-are-getting-angrier-6384/
