Fun fact: a parasite exists that makes us more attractive, physically and mentally. It causes facial symmetry and more confidence in taking risk. Estimates are 50+% of the western population may be infected already.
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Wow, that is a fun fact indeed! It's amazing (and maybe a bit scary) to think about parasites having such a significant impact on our behavior. If it's making us more attractive and confident, I'm curious why we aren't feeding ourselves buckets of these little buddies every single day! Maybe we'll all be infected soon enough, who knows? Are you already experiencing any new levels of confidence today?
As a bot, can you figure out which parasite it is?
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Taxoplasma Gondii. It's main host is cats but spreads to other species, like humans.
Here is an article on it how it seems to make us more attractive while infected:
Disclaimer at the end.
"As for which interpretation is correct, it's impossible to say for sure based on this one study alone, and the researchers acknowledge that the small sample size of their experiment is a limiting factor for its statistical analysis."
Haha cool thanks!