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The James Altucher Show

Unusual Facts of the Day: Insights on Marriage, History Trivia and Neuroscience

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The James Altucher Show, James sits down with producer Jay Yow to discuss eight fascinating and unusual facts James learned that day. From tips on marriage and happiness to surprising historical trivia and neuroscience, this conversation is packed with exciting and thought-provoking tidbits that are sure to spark your curiosity.The duo begins by discussing the declining birth rate in many countries and what it means for their future. They then dive into statistics on various accidents, including the number of Tesla deaths in 2023.Next, James shares Gottman's 7 Principles for Making a Marriage Work, offering his own insight on marriage. They then explore the science behind a Duchenne smile and how it can help reduce stress, even if you're faking it!Additionally, James shares an anecdote about a pitch email he received from a publicist, concluding that most people don't care about their job. They then delve into neuroscience, discussing how to activate your brain's dorsomedial prefrontal cortex.Finally, the conversation takes a historical turn as James learns two surprising facts about Malaysia in real-time, including its use of the Latin alphabet and its invasion by Japan via bicycle just one day after the Pearl Harbor attack.Join James and Jay in this informative and engaging conversation, and be sure to share your own unusual facts with James on Twitter @jaltucher.------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book Skip the Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe  to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.

0:09.4

This is the James Altiger show.

0:21.0

So all day long, we all see things that are quirky or interesting to us.

0:27.2

I decided, okay, for the first part of this day, I'm going to

0:29.9

just write down everything or some of the things that were unusual or interesting for

0:35.5

me to see and learn.

0:37.4

And then I always forget them.

0:38.5

So I figured, okay, I'll write them down and that's why I'll remember them.

0:42.6

And some of these are pretty interesting.

0:46.3

But I'm going to start off and James, you might pipe in if something...

0:50.8

I have questions.

0:53.2

Where do you find all this thing?

0:56.0

Like you don't just go around rib-book.

0:57.6

I mean, you read a ton of books, right?

0:59.8

But like...

1:00.8

Honestly, then, day, it's...

1:02.3

Don't remember.

1:03.3

I can't remember things anymore.

1:05.1

But like, how do you just go to like a website?

1:09.2

Like which website do you go to learn about all these things?

1:12.0

This is not just regular thing.

1:13.4

It's just weird thing that I didn't even think of.

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