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1: Lying

Richard Wiseman's On Your Mind

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The Importance of Honesty

I've lost about 200 wallets. It's really hard to drop your wallet, not look suspicious and walk away. And almost instantly, there'll be somebody tapping on the shoulder saying you just dropped your wallet. This is science. Back off, basically. What did you put in the wallet just out of interest? We used to put money into this. A return address, otherwise the response rate was very, very low. The winning thing to put into your wallet or purse, if you want it returned, is a picture of a baby.

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