On average,students using swear words were able to keep their hand in the water for about two minutes.
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The researchers note that swear words have existed for hundreds of years.
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The eagerness of Iran's rulers for a nuclear capability, which they swear is only for civilian use but which most outsiders reckon would lead inexorably to a bomb, is shared by nearly all Iranians, even those on the streets, as a national birthright in a hostile world.
Still, it took the House two tries, under Democratic leadership in 1994 and under Republicans in 1995, to swear off golfing for other people's charities.