In fact, swearing may be a sign of verbal superiority, studies have shown, and may provide other possible rewards as well. Another minute was devoted to coming up with curse words that start with those three letters. That's a sign of intelligence "to the degree that language is correlated with intelligence," said Jay, who authored the study. "The headline message is that swearing helps you cope with pain," said lead author and psychologist Richard Stephens, in a prior CNN interview . Hand-raised chimps who were potty-trained learned sign language for "poo" so they could tell their handlers when they needed the toilet.

Source: CNN January 26, 2021 10:41 UTC