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June 7, 2002

Strange But True!

  • A weekly column of incidental information, off-the-wall observations and other random facts about the world.
    • By BILL SONES and RICH SONES, Ph.D.
    Special to the Journal

    Q. After a red light, do you accelerate faster if there's another car alongside yours? Do you eat more when dining with friends? Why might you?

    A. Typically, side-by-side drivers will cover the first 100 yards about 15 percent faster, social eaters indeed eat more, says David Myers in "Social Psychology, 5th Edition."


     
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