950. The Col de la Traversette would have been the shortest and energetically most efficient route for Hannibal’s alpine crossing (Berti and Vollrath [2026](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2612764123))
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949. Brexit had a negative effect on NHS hospital quality (Castro-Pires et al. [2026](https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueag088))
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948. _The Long and Winding Road_ is the most referenced song by _The Beatles_ in the titles of scientific articles (Budel et al. [2026](https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0356147))
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947. Vegetarian diets are associated with a reduced risk of cancer compared with non-vegetarian diets (Aune et al. [2026](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-026-01380-8))
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946. Men do not respond to a masculinity threat by adopting more conservative political attitudes (Gothreau and Haas [2026](https://doi.org/10.1017/XPS.2025.10027))
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945. There is a large effect of bicycle lane infrastructure provision on the volume of bicycle traffic (Fosgerau et al. [2023](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2220515120))
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944. People feel more similar to their future selves than their equidistant past selves (Martuza et al. [2026](https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672261467790))
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943. There is no evidence that Ramadan fasting impairs cognitive performance among expert chess players (Buckland and Smerdon [2026](https://doi.org/10.1111/obes.70104))
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942. States use street renaming to retaliate against other international actors (Birnbaum [2023](https://doi.org/10.1177/03058298231171612))
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941. People are more likely to trust governments led by political leaders with "bouba" names (Perrin and Weill [2026](https://doi.org/10.1111/kykl.70070))
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940. Collective streaks (e.g., information that "the last X people in a row have done it") motivate prosocial behavior (Levari and Norton [2026](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2026.104941))
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939. People overestimate the actual dishonesty of others (Martuza et al. [2026](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2026.104904))
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938. When looking for work, faster replies increase hiring likelihood (Hart et al. [2026](https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2024.06185))
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937. A greater number of daily steps is _associated_ with lower all-cause mortality (Saint-Maurice et al. [2020](https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.1382))
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936. Non-White fashion models are 4.5 times more likely to be plus-size (Boucherie et al. [2026](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2602380123))
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935. Female ejaculation is common among young, sexually active adult women (Ali and Walløe [2026](https://doi.org/10.53260/EGO.2680112))
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934. The strengthening of the Mafia in Sicily resulted in a reduction in the intensity and duration of newly registered patents (Di Vita et al. [2026](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10657-026-09878-y))
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933. Both politicians and citizens are influenced in their electoral predictions by wishful thinking (Mongrain et al. [2026](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2026.103059))
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932. Experienced software engineers write less code when sitting near team mates (Emanuel et al. [2026](https://doi.org/10.1093/qje/qjag027))
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931. Training language models to be warm can reduce their accuracy (Ibrahim et al. [2026](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10410-0))
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