Which old sayings are true and which are false?

Which old sayings are true and which are false? · “Cleanliness is next to godliness” · “Older and wiser” · “Women find men who are attached more attractive” · “ ... Togglenavigation Whicholdsayingsaretrueandwhicharefalse?.   “Menthinkaboutsexeverysevenseconds” Nope.Morelikeanaverageofevery158seconds. “Niceguysfinishlast” Itdepends. “Thelightthatburnstwiceasbrightburnshalfaslong” Probably. “Earlytobed,earlytorise,makesamanhealthy,wealthyandwise” Morningpeoplearemoreproactiveandhappier.Ontheotherhand,nightowlsaresmarter.Andmalenightowlsdobetterwiththeladies. “Whenyousmilethewholeworldsmileswithyou” Smilingmakesothersmorelikelytosmile. “Moneycan’tbuyhappiness” Asageneralrule,moneydoesnotincreasehappinessmuchafterourbasicneedsaremet.However,moneycanincreasehappinessifwespendittherightwayandespeciallyifwespenditonotherpeople.Moremoneycanmakeyoulesshappy. “Sleeponit” Yes,sleepingonitimprovesdecision-making. “Sexsells” Notinmovies. “Homecookingtastesbetter” Comfortfooddoescomfortusandgrandmom’scookiesdotastebetterthanothercookies. “Smartpeoplelackcommonsense” Possibly. “Thinkpositive” Onlyworksforsomepeople. “Ifmommaain’thappy,ain’tnobodyhappy” There’ssometruthtoit. “Womentalkonthephonemorethanmen” Womenmakefewerphonecallsbuttheircallslastlonger. “Gaydar” Yes. “Attractivewomenmakemenstupid” True.Infact,justthinkingaboutattractivewomenmakesmendumb. “Flatterywillgetyounowhere” Wrong. “Ineedmybeautysleep” Confirmed. “Idon’tlikethelookofhisface” Peopleareabletotellwhoiskind,trustworthy,acriminal,apsychopathandaNobelPeacePrizewinneratabovechancelevelsjustbyfaces.Youcantellalotaboutsomeonebytheirface. “Surpriseme” Onsecondthought,don’t. “Porncausesrape” Actually,itreducesit:“Ithasbeenfound everywhereitwasscientificallyinvestigatedthataspornographyhasincreasedinavailability,sexcrimeshaveeitherdecreasedornotincreased.” “Longdistancerelationshipsneverwork” They’remorestable. “I’llsleepwhenI’mdead” Cheatyourselfonsleepandyou’llsuffertheconsequences,evenifyoudon’tnotice. “Kidswhositatthefrontoftheclassdobetter” Theydo. “Fasttalkingsalesman” Fast-talkerscanbemorepersuasive. “Blindedbyjealousy” Real. “Playhardtoget” Itworks. “Blondeshavemorefun” Theydomakemoremoney. “All_____peoplelookalike” Forallofus,wheneverpeopleareadifferentraceit’shardertotellthemapart. “Youcantellalotaboutamanbyhishandshake” Absolutely.“ResultsshowedthatHGSwascorrelatedwithSHRs,aggressivebehavior,ageatfirstsexualintercourse,andpromiscuityinmalesbutnotinfemales.HGSappearstobeanhonestsignalforgeneticqualityinmales.” “Happywife,happylife” Whenthehusbandishappierthanthewife,couplesaremorelikelytodivorce. “Youcantellalotabouttheauthorbywhattheywrite” True. “Mygenerationdidn’tbehavelikethatwhenwewereyoung” Wrong.Evengrandmomhadpremaritalsex. “It’stheboozetalking” No,actually,that’syoutalking. “Spankingisbadforkids” Kidswhowerespankedbehavebetterasteenagers. “Themusicyoulikesaysalotaboutyou” True. “Menwantsexmorethanwomen” Yes. “Countyourblessings” Absolutely.It’soneofthemostscientificallyvalidatedwaystoincreasehappiness. “WhenI’mturnedon,I’mlikeatotallydifferentperson” It’strue,andyou’lldothingsyoudidn’tthinkyoueverwould. “Cleanlinessisnexttogodliness” Whenyourdeskismessyit’shardertofocus. “Thewomaninred” Womenwearingredareseenasmoreattractive. “Olderandwiser” Yes,olderpeoplearewiser. “Womenfindmenwhoareattachedmoreattractive” True. “Pricingsomethingat$1.99insteadof$2doesn’tfoolanyone” Yes,itdoes. “Mysoulmate” Ourreallifepartnersrarelyresembleouridealpartnersandwhoyouendupwithismoreafunctionofwhoisaroundyouthanwhatyouwant. “Iloveallmykidsthesame” No,youdon’t. “Theenemyofmyenemyismyfriend” True. “Crazyinlove” Thereisaconnectionbetweenloveanddelusion. “Lifespeedsupasyougetolder” Yes.Subjectively,onceyou’re20,yourlifeishalfover.“Basically,ifyou’reolderthanabout30,you’realmostdead.” “TGIF!” YourmoodisprettymuchthesameonFridayasMonday. “Adogisaman’sbestfriend” Maybe. “Theloveofmoneyistherootofallevil” Lovingmoneydoesmakepeopleunhappy. “Powerrevealspeople’struecolors” Notexactly. “Artistsaremorelikelytobecrazy” Yes. “Oppositesattract” Moreoftenthannot,no,theydon’t. “Beyourself” Close.Beyourbestself. “Thegooddieyoung” No,theylivelonger. “Youonlyuse10%ofyourbrain” Falsebuttheideaissoprevalenteven6%ofneuroscientistsagreedwithit. “Clothesmaketheman/Dressforsuccess” Definitely. “Sixdegreesofseparation” Prettymuchtrue. “Weregretmostthethingswedidn’tdo” Absolutely. “Womenmarrymenliketheirfather/Menmarrywomenliketheirmother” There’ssometruthtoit.Lookingatphotos,researchsubjectswereabletotell(atarateabovechance)whowasmarriedtowhombylookingforaresemblancebetweenthebrideandthegroom’smother,orbetweenthegroomandbride’sfather.Interestingly,womenaremorelikelytobeattractedtomenwholooklikedad–onlyiftheyhadagoodrelationshipwiththeirfather. “Mid-lifecrisis” Itmaybeatotalmyth. “Don’tgiveintopeerpressure” Wrong.Moreoftenthannotkidsarepressuredintogoodthings,notbadthings.Kidswhofeltmorepeerpressuregotbettergradesandhadbetterrelationships.KidswhoweremoreindependenthadlowerGPA’sandweremorelikelytosmoke,drinkandshoplift. 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