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Smart People Have Bigger Potty Mouths
While you may think someone with a potty mouth is low class or not too bright, the exact opposite may actually be true. In fact, someone who swears a lot may actually be quite brilliant.
A study out of the University of Rochester discovered that certain signature behaviors can be associated with certain personality types and some of those behaviors could be a bit surprising.
For example, the study finds that intellectual people are likely to curse more, eat spicy breakfasts and walk around their house naked. Meanwhile, extroverts tend to go over 75-miles-per-hour in their car, gamble, tell dirty jokes and go to the bar. What’s more, folks who are considered agreeable, tend to mostly do things that benefit others and also sing in the shower, while those who are conscientious spend their time avoiding irresponsible behavior.
Source: The Daily Mail
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How The Rock Helped A Kid Become A Hero
When 10-year-old Jacob O’Connor found his two-year-old brother face down in his grandmother’s pool, he knew what to do and acted quickly to save the toddler. And the boy learned the lifesaving techniques from watching Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in “San Andreas,” his favorite movie.
Jacob’s little brother Dylan made a full recovery and is doing well now. But this happy ending gets even better because The Rock tweeted a shout out to Jacob when he heard about the story, giving credit to the Detroit-area kid for being a real hero.
“This story touched my heart,” Johnson writes on Instagram. “I’m so amazed and impressed by this little 10-year-old boy’s heroic actions and calm instincts in the middle of that kind of emergency distress. I now need to shake young Jacob’s hand…”
Source: USA Today
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