Book of Odds

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SIBLING RIVALRY

Posted By: Jon Sobel

Many siblings get along just fine. But families can mean friction: the odds an adult will report that family members contribute to his or her stress level more than other people are 1 in 2.17.

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GENGHIS KHAN AND HIS BROOD: TRACING YOUR FAMILY HISTORY

Posted By: Jennifer Berglund

2004, Oxford geneticist Bryan Sykes identified Genghis Khan as “the most successful alpha male in human history,” leaving his mark on the genetic blueprints of more than 16 million people alive today.

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KIDS IN FOSTER CARE FACE TOUGH ODDS

Posted By: Melinda Jones-Rhoades

Approximately 800,000 children are served by the United States foster care system each year.

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DOES HAVING KIDS EQUAL HAPPINESS?

Posted By: Melinda Jones-Rhoades

If conventional wisdom is to be believed, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt must be delirious, because having kids is supposed to be the key to happiness. They’re called bundles of joy, blessings from heaven—and most Americans plan to have them.

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THE ODDS A FAMILY IS HOMELESS

Posted By: Jennifer Berglund

If members of homeless families were grouped by themselves into one city it would be the size of St. Petersburg, Florida, population 248,500. There would be offices and stores, hospitals and courts, schools and strip malls, but no homes.

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