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They benefit from high altitude, a culture which values good runners and an unusually high percentage of their muscle mass is posture muscle (endurance) rather than twitch (strength). Funnily on the west coast of Africa (the ultimate origin of many Jamaicans) the twitch/posture ratio is reversed, which makes for very good sprinters and other sports requiring explosive power.
IQ tests are flawed, though. They only adapt to one type of affinities. They're inventing various kinds of IQ tests and IQ groups because of that. And exploring various kinds of ways to measure intelligence.
That changed a long time ago... for reasons you cited. Modern IQ tests measure the ability to find solutions to conceptual problems. Problems that don't have cultural references.
Load More Replies...I know a certain individual who always boasts about his IQ (but never mentions the number, mind you.) I knew he was a loser, not a stable genius.
We had our identical twins tested at the age of 8 because they were diagnosed With Asperger's and one scored 136 and the other 137 and we won't tell the which scored higher. They are in their 20's now and it drives them nuts!
IQ is not a measurement of intelligence, it's a measurement of how quick you can adapt and figure something out. It's complex reasoning. This is why people with large differences in IQ's view the same problem differently. Both people can solve the problem, it may just be in a different way and take longer for some.
It's like rich people saying money doesn't matter. It matters to those who are not rich.
I think the same of people that brag about how nice they are, they aren't
I want to know if people with a high IQ are they more book smart or common sense smart?
Neither. IQ truly means nothing except in 1st world countries where education is higher (supposedly). A person writing an IQ test in the US would get a totally different result from a person in the 3rd world, who never saw a school. YET - they could be equally intelligent. High IQs only mean you are good at doing IQ tests.
Load More Replies...Australia's diameter is 600km wider than the moon's. The moon sits at 3400km in diameter, while Australia's diameter from east to west is almost 4000km.
I once saw a document about sloths. One of them fell in the water, where an aligator was. But He manage to swim away *mindblow*!!!!
If Prince the artist had been made a prince in a tribe, would his title then be “Prince Prince”?
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Load More Replies...Oh I think the Roman days one is gone. Or maybe I didn't look properly lol now I'm gna check again :D
In other words, unlike modern times where one day is 24 hours, a winter day would require fewer hours from beginning to end than a summer day. This is because a day started at dawn and ended at dusk
Thank you for your feedback - we take fact checking very seriously but due to the amount of user submissions, we cannot guarantee they're error-free. This post was created by a community member “the book of everyone” and it seems they got a couple of things wrong. One incorrect fact was removed from the list and another was clarified with additional information. If you notice anything more, let us know - we will update the post.
Load More Replies...Thank you for your feedback - we take fact checking very seriously but due to the amount of user submissions, we cannot guarantee they're error-free. This post was created by a community member “the book of everyone” and it seems they got a couple of things wrong. One incorrect fact was removed from the list and another was clarified with additional information. If you notice anything more, let us know - we will update the post.
Load More Replies...Oh I think the Roman days one is gone. Or maybe I didn't look properly lol now I'm gna check again :D
In other words, unlike modern times where one day is 24 hours, a winter day would require fewer hours from beginning to end than a summer day. This is because a day started at dawn and ended at dusk