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“Psychologists John Caciappo, Joseph R. Priester and Gary Bernston at the University of Chicago demonstrated this in 1993. They showed Chinese characters to people unfamiliar with Chinese ideographs and asked them to say whether they thought each character was positive or negative. Some people did this while lifting upward on the bottom of a table while others pushed downward against the surface. On average, the characters rated highest across all subjects were the ones they saw while pulling upward, and the ones they rated as being most negative were the ones they saw while pushing down. Why? Because you unconsciously associate flexing with positive experiences and extension with negative. Pushing and pulling affects your perception because from the time you were an infant you have pulled toward you that which you desired and shoved into the distance that which repulsed you. The very word – repulsion – means to drive away. The neural connections are deep and dense.” — The Benjamin Franklin Effect « You Are Not So Smart
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He’s going to make me a lot of money…
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I don’t think this is factual at all
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Reliquary of the Jaw of St. Anthony, 1349
I love this piece. What’s even better, besides it just having a sick jaw encased in gold, is that St. Anthony was known for the speeches and sermons he gave. Ever heard the expression “silver-tongued preacher”? This is who the phrase originated from.
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(via A Christian cartoon called Faithmouse, by Dan Lacey The Painter of Pancakes)
THE SHITTY FUNNIES
from Faces by Jurgen Klauke
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THEY’RE ‘FEETS BY DRE’ NOISE CANCELING SOCKS AND THE BASS RESPONSE IS INSANE.
I’M LISTENING TO CAT STEVENS AND IT SOUNDS LIKE DUBSTEP.
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