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"There's no evidence that dietary diversity promotes healthy body weight or optimal eating patterns. Limited evidence shows that eating a variety of foods is actually associated with more calories, poor eating patterns and weight gain. There is some evidence that a greater variety of food options in a single meal may delay people's feeling of fullness and actually increase how much they eat."

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Is a diverse diet the healthiest way to go? Maybe not

Eating a variety of foods has been recommended for decades.

More money you make, more fast food you eat...

According to the survey, which was conducted from 2013 to 2016, fast food was eaten 42 percent more by higher-income Americans than it was by lower-income Americans.

“It’s the simple formula that people who make more money often work longer hours, are in more of a hurry, get shorter lunch breaks, eat on the go,” Taffer said. “It’s cheaper [and] easier to get.”

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1 In 4 Statisticians Say They Were Asked To Commit Scientific Fraud

For instance, at the very top is "falsify the statistical significance to support a desired result," which is outright fraud. At the bottom is "do not show plot because it did not show as strong an effect as you had hoped," which is only slightly naughty.

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1 in 4 Statisticians Say They Were Asked to Commit Scientific Fraud

As the saying goes, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." We know that's true because statisticians themselves just said so. A jaw-dropping study reveals that nearly 1 in 4 of them report being asked to remove or alter data to better support a hypothesis. That is called scientific fraud.

Slightly heavier than a toothpick, the first wireless insect-size robot takes flight

* powered by a laser beam

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Semantic satiation - a psychological phenomenon in which repetition causes a word or phrase to temporarily lose meaning for the listener, who then perceives the speech as repeated meaningless sounds.

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Semantic satiation - Wikipedia

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This is the secret military technique to falling asleep in just two minutes

It was developed to ensure soldiers stayed alert and didn't make mistakes due to tiredness