Eating chicken
Those who eat with one other person eat about 35% more than they do when they are alone; members of… Read More
Fact-a-day archive
Tip of my tongue
A Dutch study found that waitresses who repeated diners’ orders word for word earned 70% more tips than those who… Read More
Ebaymazing
Some three-quarters of a million Americans now say that eBay serves as their primary or secondary source of income. (Daniel… Read More
Spelling money
Companies with easily pronounceable names do better the first week after the shares are issued (though the effect does disappear… Read More
Under or over
Professional golfers are more successful when putting for par than for a birdie (for putts of equivalent length). The difference… Read More
I’m on a plane
A 2012 survey conducted by Amadeus Air Traffic Travel Intelligence has revealed that the flight route between Cape Town and… Read More