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A baby photo can help a lost wallet come back

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Our moral compass is entirely dictated by adorable round faces. Experiments dropping hundreds of lost wallets revealed that people are ruthlessly selfish unless they see a photograph of an infant inside. The evolutionary drive to protect vulnerable offspring is so overpowering that it accidentally turns thieves into decent samaritans.

A baby photo can help a lost wallet come back
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