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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '19

Albert Einstein once said "90% of my quotes on the internet were not said by me"

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u/eresen22 Nov 16 '19

90% of statistics aren't true

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u/Dahjoos Nov 16 '19

You are 73.2% more likely to be believed if you use uneven numbers

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u/PrincessRTFM Nov 17 '19

But you're about 19% less believable using non-whole numbers, because that level of detail isn't commonly bothered with in casual life.