The honesty test
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The Conde Naste Traveler magazine intentionally left several items at several transport stations in ten major cities in the US to determine whether persons finding such items would return them. The results showed that the chances of finding lost items in the cities were high.
Publication Name: Conde Nast Traveler
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0893-9683
Year: 1995
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The American who wouldn't go to war
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Muhammad Ali's refusal to be drafted into the army to fight in Vietnam led to the suspension of his boxing licence and the removal of his heavyweight title. Some observers believed that he should be jailed immediately, and even the black press was not sympathetic.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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Naming names
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The English language has words for almost every type of person. These include lexiphanes, for someone who shows off their knowledge of words, philodox, for someone who believes they are always right, and a misandrist, someone who hates men.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
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ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1996
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