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You don't have to be smart to be rich, study finds," reads a press release from Ohio State University released on April 24th, 2007. This study determined that people with below-average intelligence are just as wealthy as those with higher IQs, and being smart doesn't prevent you from having financial troubles.Starving PhD students might not be all that shocked. Want to know the elusive secret about how to quiet a screaming baby? Throw away that subscription to

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You don't have to be smart to be rich, study finds," reads a press release from Ohio State University released on April 24th, 2007. This study determined that people with below-average intelligence are just as wealthy as those with higher IQs, and being smart doesn't prevent you from having financial troubles.Starving PhD students might not be all that shocked.

Want to know the elusive secret about how to quiet a screaming baby? Throw away that subscription to Parenting magazine. According to Ohio State, "strong marriage helps couples deal with temperamental baby." This release, also published in April, reveals that if you don't have a good relationship with your spouse, you may be critical of them when faced with a fussy baby. Another June release from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine states the shocker that sleep deprivation is not a good way to earn good grades in college.

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