
Swearing, messy desks and late nights have all been linked to intelligence
There may finally be some good news for the messy, sleep-deprived potty mouths among us. Research has found links between certain habits that are usually considered negative and different measures of verbal ability, creativity and cognitive performance. One study found that people who could produce more swear words also tended to perform better in general verbal fluency tasks. This suggests that swearing does not necessarily indicate a limited vocabulary. […]