10 Fascinating But Ultimately Pointless Studies

At this very moment there are likely countless men and women standing in immaculate white lab coats staring at beakers filled with various kinds of liquid, discovering the secrets of our world. Many of these researchers, scientists, and academics will likely learn amazing things about the human body, nature, and the animal kingdom, but that’s boring. So instead, here are 10 actual, real studies that discovered fascinating things that are ultimately kind of pointless. Starting with…

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10. A study concluded denim jeans never need to be washed
9. Guy cracks knuckles on one hand every day for 50 years to prove it’s not dangerous
8. Cats can recognize human voices
7. Shorter men have, well, just a bad time overall
6. Louder monkeys have smaller testicles
5. Teaspoons have a half-life
4. North Korea is the 2nd happiest country in the world, according to North Korea
3. 250 out of 250 polled children found clowns scary
2. Guinness tastes better in Ireland
1. Venting online just makes you angrier

Source/Further reading:

http://nationalpost.com/news/canada/not-washing-jeans-for-15-months-ok-healthwise-at-least-study/wcm/a3c3516c-accb-4efb-a138-4a38941eb988
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/10/jeans-became-popular/
https://youtu.be/7BWAvIgBSe0
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120917-is-it-bad-to-crack-your-knuckles
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/cats-recognise-their-owners-voices-but-never-evolved-to-care-says-study-8966580.html?9
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/08/health/short-men-heavy-women-genes/index.html
https://www.cnet.com/uk/news/compensating-loudest-howler-monkeys-have-the-tiniest-knackers/
http://www.bmj.com/content/331/7531/1498?CMP=EMCFTBEML853
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/06/02/136883718/consider-the-source-north-korea-says-its-no-2-in-happiness
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-clowns-odd-idUSL1582409620080116
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2011/05/does_guinness_taste_better_in_ireland.html
http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/cyber.2012.0130
http://web.b.ebscohost.com/abstract?direct=true&profile=ehost&scope=site&authtype=crawler&jrnl=15384985&AN=27802646&h=FLqHr5dDlaVfuQxNSG2BhHUC7x0gqxKS%2fmq1pPci3mJbErgHUcodalSRo6QumX9ze%2bxI6Jh2003WWdIyrGdBig%3d%3d&crl=f&resultNs=AdminWebAuth&resultLocal=ErrCrlNotAuth&crlhashurl=login.aspx%3fdirect%3dtrue%26profile%3dehost%26scope%3dsite%26authtype%3dcrawler%26jrnl%3d15384985%26AN%3d27802646
https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/07/12/22/48/laboratory-2498637_960_720.jpg
https://health.mil/~/media/Images/MHS/Photos/Mitochondrial%20DNA.ashx
https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2016/07/04/15/57/laundry-1496840_960_720.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Cracking_knuckles.jpg
https://s-i.huffpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/308983/slide_308983_2726596_free.jpg
https://pixnio.com/free-images/people/female-women/woman-feeding-her-cat-at-home-725x496.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5560/15197021552_dd9ee798fa_b.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Macarthur_hirohito.jpg
https://get.pxhere.com/photo/hand-man-silhouette-person-abstract-black-and-white-people-girl-woman-hair-white-boy-isolated-profile-male-female-pattern-portrait-model-finger-human-black-hairstyle-brand-font-face-art-illustration-head-emotion-interaction-sense-monochrome-photography-1105672.jpg
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