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Ahh, February—the month of Valentine’s Day, Mardi Gras and football. Equally awesome? The lucky kids born this month, who are more cheerful and creative than the rest of us. Here, seven interesting tidbits you need to know about people born in February. TWENTY20THEY’RE LESS LIKELY TO BE IRRITABLE Good news, mama—according to researchers from Hungary, your February baby is more likely to have a sweet disposition than most other kids. In the study of 400 people, scientists matched participants’ personality type to the time of year they were born and found that those born in winter have fewer m …

With the 2018 Winter Olympics running full steam ahead, we thought we would share some fun facts about the Winter Games.  Enjoy!Winter Olympics Held With The Summer OlympicsThe Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics were actually held in the same year for quite some time, and this changed during the 1992 and 1994 winter games which were hosted byFrance and Norway respectively. Now, the summer and winter games alternate every 2 years. Bjorn Daehlie Is The Most Successful CompetitorBjorn Daehlie is like the Nadia Comaneci or Michael Phelps of the winter games. He’s got 8 gold medals and 4 …

Now that we're a week into February, let's see how much about the second month of the year!  Here we go: 1. February is named after the purification ritual Februa, which was a sort of early Roman spring cleaning festival. 2. In Old English, February was called Solmonath (Mud month) or Kale-monath (Kale or cabbage month). 3. February frequently occurs in lists of the most commonly misspelt words in the English language. 4. The Americans have trouble with the word February too – last year, a press release from the White House consistently spelt it as Feburary. 5. Much Ado About Nothing is …

Most people give up on their resolutions by mid-January, but if you use some of the research from positive psychology – you just might make it to December.Caroline Adams Miller is the expert on the intersection of goals and positive psychology and her book, Creating Your Best Life, is the only book in the field to be completely based in research.Caroline spoke recently at Positive Business DC’s Well-being in the Workplace series. She reminded us to focus on the three P’s: Preparation, Perseverance and Passion when setting and achieving goals. We also learned that most people (80%) do not set …

With the Oscar nominations just announced, we thought we would share a list of the Top 100 movies of all time.  This list coming from Rotten Tomatoes.  How many do you agree with?  Enjoy!RankRatingTitle1. 99%The Wizard of Oz (1939)2. 100%Citizen Kane (1941)3. 99%Get Out (2017)4. 99%The Third Man (1949)5. 96%Call Me by Your Name (2018)6. 97%Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)7. 100%The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari) (1920)8. 100%All About Eve (1950)9. 98%Inside Out (2015)10. 100%Paddington 2 (2018)11. 99%Metropolis (1927)12. 99%The Godfather (1972)13. 9 …