Interesting Facts

According to a study from Indiana University, gender stereotypes about women's ability in mathematics negatively impacts their performance. (Mary C. Murphy, assistant professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at IU Bloomington, who oversaw the study said, "It's one of the ways women end up under-represented in science, technology, engineering and math." If you tell someone they won't do well, you are pretty much planting a seed of negativity that is more than happy to grow.) Source

According to a study carried out by by Nivea skin care, Brits hug each other about 13 times a day. (The study found that in the UK, we typically devote 9.5 seconds to every embrace and spend an hour a month hugging. Hah! So much for the stiff upper lip and standoffish stereotypes. Now, give me a hug.)