Scientific proof of common knowledge! A new European league of 'country averaged' IQ scores, very recently developed by the University of Ulster, has ranked the German and Dutch ahead of all other European countries.
Professor Lynn, who caused controversy last year by claiming that men were more intelligent than women by about five IQ points on average, said that populations in the colder, more challenging environments of Northern Europe had developed larger brains than those in warmer climates further south. The average brain size in Northern and Central Europe is 1,320 cc and in southeast Europe it is 1,312 cc. “The early human beings in northerly areas had to survive during cold winters when there were no plant foods and they were forced to hunt big game,” he said. “The main environmental influence on IQ is diet, and people in southeast Europe would have had less of the proteins, minerals and vitamins provided by meat which are essential for brain development.”
It is for this reason that we all should be incredibly thankful that the management (president, vice-president and treasurer) of our XP Cebu International Soccer Club remains under full Dutch and German control! Moreover, the 0.08 cc difference in brain volume is of course also very visible on the soccer pitch. Just watch the oftentimes brilliant strategic and tactical play by the Dutch and German players. Must be a great honour to play with them!
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