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More people die on a per mile basis from drunk walking than from drunk driving.
A. J. Jacobs
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A. J. Jacobs
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: March 20
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The Bible improved my ethical IQ. I started to act like a good person. I tried not to gossip, and lie, and covet, and just by pretending I was a good person, I think I actually became a little bit better of a person. I'm not Gandhi or Angelina Jolie, but it was a baby step.
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Scrabble - The game is available in Braille. That’s a nice fact. This makes me feel better about humanity for some reason. I can’t really explain why.
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