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People who cannot bring themselves to throw away birthday cards from people who have died aren’t hoarders, they’ve kept the last surviving handwriting of someone whose voice they can no longer summon on demand

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Researchers rewrote study abstracts to strip out the causal wording, and about half the readers still described the findings as one thing causing another — with the wording left in and a note attached saying the design could not establish cause, 64 percent described it that way

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During The Exorcist’s 1973 release, some cinemas reportedly kept medical help nearby as audiences fainted, vomited, and fled the aisles — turning the movie itself into a public endurance test

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Psychology says people who find it difficult to trust authority figures aren’t always rebellious or damaged, they often internalised early that the most trustworthy people are the ones who can explain their reasoning when asked

Silicon Canals · 10h ago

Psychology says people who stay mentally sharp into their 80s aren’t just lucky with their genes — they’re typically the ones who kept challenging their brain every day, maintained strong social ties, and never stopped learning something new

Silicon Canals · 11h ago

Psychology says people who grow solemn and reserved in their 60s and 70s aren’t losing joy; they’re often the ones who spent forty years being joyful on cue, and have quietly decided that joy, from now on, will arrive on its own terms

Silicon Canals · 11h ago