French Tears & Lonely Cigars: 25 Unexpected Psychological Facts That Will Blow Your Mind

1. Psychopaths say “um” more frequently in order to appear like a normal person.

2. It is incredibly easy to pass a Polygraph Test if you trick yourself into thinking that everything is fine and that everything you say is the truth, no matter what.

3. When you lie, you may shake your head. This is your body saying that it doesn’t believe you.

4. If someone accuses you and threatens you about a wrongdoing relentlessly, you will eventually find that it is in your best interest to fess up to the crime, making you guilty of something you never did. This is a minor form of brainwashing.

5. The closer you are in a relationship, the more you can read the other’s mind.

6. We disregard our morals if a person of higher power takes responsibility for your actions. Essentially just obeying authority.

7. 1/5 people in France have depression, making it the saddest country in the world.