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The Truth About Lies

May 18th, 2010 by eighthsin

The results of a recent UK survey documenting peoples lying habits have been made public this week by the Science Museum, who are launching a gallery called “Who am I?”, an exhibition which makes sense of brain science, genetics and human behaviour.

In a poll of 3,000 people, researchers found that the average British man tells three lies every day, or 1,092 a year. By comparison, the average woman only tells lies around twice a day, or 728 times a year. Not only did the survey comprehensively reveal that men are more likely to tell lies than women, but that they felt less guilty about doing so.

Here is a list of the top ten lies given by men and women respectively:

MEN’S TOP 10 LIES

1. I didn’t have that much to drink

2. Nothing’s wrong, I’m fine

3. I had no signal

4. It wasn’t that expensive

5. I’m on my way

6. I’m stuck in traffic

7. No, your bum doesn’t look big in that

8. Sorry, I missed your call

9. You’ve lost weight

10. It’s just what I’ve always wanted

WOMEN’S TOP 10 LIES

1. Nothing’s wrong, I’m fine

2. I don’t know where it is, I haven’t touched it

3. It wasn’t that expensive

4. I didn’t have that much to drink

5. I’ve got a headache

6. It was in the sale

7. I’m on my way

8. Oh, I’ve had this ages

9. No, I didn’t throw it away

10. It’s just what I’ve always wanted

Katie Maggs, associate medical curator at the Science Museum, told the BBC: “Lying may seem to be an unavoidable part of human nature but it’s an important part of social interaction.” The results were inconclusive as to whether lying is a result of our genes, evolution or our upbringing.

To find out more about the exhibition, click here.

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