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Dec. 18, 2020 5:30 am ET This year, The Numbers examined topics ranging from the lifespan of a centuries-old animal to a trendy alcoholic beverage that swallowed its market; from Americans who expatriated to green-card holders who became citizens; from the spread of Covid-19 to the scourge of plastic bags. Here’s a quiz to test regular readers’ recollections of The Numbers. Write to Jo Craven McGinty at [email protected] To Read the Full Story ....
Updated Dec. 11, 2020 11:49 am ET If your gift-wrapping skills leave something to be desired, donât worry. Sloppy packaging has been given a bad rap. You know the kind Iâm talking about: The paperâs bunched up. The folds arenât creased. The corners, if you can call them that, are agape. And the ribbonâs a mess. If the box looks that bad, you might think, how good could the gift be? But thatâs the key: Nobody expects something desirable to be poorly packaged. Because of that, sloppily wrapped gifts tend to exceed expectations, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Consumer Psychology, while pristine parcels promise more than they deliver. ....