A selection of “Findings” from the back page of Harper’s Magazine, May 2008.
Biologists found that those English soccer teams with red uniforms tend to win more often and score more goals than other teams, and a British psychologist found that soccer players are successful in direct proportion to the lengths of their ring fingers.
John Gorka, “Arms Length” (download)
Half of all women are estimated to have no G-spot.
An Australian study reported that college students make up 40 percent of Melbourne’s prostitutes.
Dan Bern, “Hooker” (download)
The tip of the nose was determined to be the place where harsh and unpleasant smells are sensed.
Russian officials discovered a boy who was raised among birds and speaks only in chirps.
Mac & Katie Kissoon, “Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep” (download)
