Try the mirror!

"Facebook improves its users' self-esteem."

A study in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking tested the theory that the internet can influence self-esteem by offering people the chance to selectively show the best of themselves (as opposed to, for example, the objectivity of a mirror). Participants were seated by a computer that was either on and showed their Facebook profiles or off. Some of the students seated by turned-off computers were also near mirrors. After the participants with Facebook access were given time to navigate through their profiles, everyone was given a self-esteem questionnaire. The Facebook group reported higher self-esteem, with the highest self-esteem coming from those who'd edited their profiles in that span.

Be safe, stay warm!

"It is illegal to stand within a hundred yards of a ruling English monarch if you aren't wearing socks."

This is according to the Guardian, which notes that it also remains illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament while wearing a suit of armor. Also in the category of alleged ancient English laws that are still endorsed: it is potentially an act of treason to affix a stamp bearing the image of a monarch upside-down, and it is illegal to eat mince pies on Christmas (the latter is thanks to Oliver Cromwell, who in 1644 declared mince pies "abominable and idolatrous things to be avoided by Christians").

Be smart, enjoy the weekend.

"Intelligent people drink more."

The UK's National Child Development Study has been ongoing since 1958, when it initially classified its participating youths as "very dull," "dull," "normal," "bright," or "very bright." The children from these different groups grew up to drink alcohol in similar proportions, with "very bright" subjects drinking the most, followed by "bright" subjects, and so on. This trend is true for both British and American children. Psychology Today argues that with all other demographics are accounted for, it's not that more intelligent people wind up in social situations where drinking merely happens to be more likely; rather, it appears to be that intelligence is a contributing factor in motivating some people to drink in the first place.

No need to wear makeup...

"Women are attracted to at least a degree of femininity in men's features."

Psychologists at Princeton and NYU developed a computer model to test people's attraction to 50 dimensions of facial features. They divided these features into two categories, shape (actual physical features) and reflectance (color, complexion). Men, unsurprisingly, were attracted to a traditionally feminine shape and feminine reflectance. Women were attracted to masculine reflectance but feminine shape -- for example, darker complexions but more delicate features.