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TIL a new study about Marshmellow Experiment which suggests that social and economic background, and not the ability to delay gratification, is what’s behind long-term success to the kids involved

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m5Vp TIL that wheelchair athletes with spinal injuries will sometimes intentionally injure themselves on the lower body (e.g. break a toe), causing their bodies to respond by raising blood pressure and enhaincing their performance. This practice has been banned as cheating.
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