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" Scientists must have the most awesome sense of humor. How else can you explain this new study that shows that yes, &amp;quot;beer goggles&amp;quot; are a real phenomena--and that they tend to last longer for women? Read this before you hit your New Year&amp;#x27;s Eve party tonight!Researchers at Lakehead University in Canada showed 45 (sober) young women pictures of 60 male faces. Drinkers were less able to detect facial symmetry, a universal marker of attractiveness. Moderate drinkers--who had up to 40 drinks a month, or an average of 1.3 drinks per day--were less able to rate attractiveness than people who didn&amp;#x27;t drink at all. Surprisingly, even women who only had five drinks a month scored worse on the symmetry test than teetotalers. Each additional drink the person reported having in the last month lead to a lower score. &amp;quot;When sober, these women are worse at judging facial symmetry, and therefore may find less attractive men more attractive,&amp;quot; study author Kirsten Oinonen told The Telegraph. &amp;quot;Given that symmetry is associated with attractiveness of faces, my study does suggest the possibility that alcohol intoxication may decrease facial symmetry perception, and make people look more attractive.&amp;quot; Experts don&amp;#x27;t know how long the &amp;quot;beer goggle effect&amp;quot; lasts--but the study results suggest it lingers for at least six months. Do you get &amp;quot;beer goggles&amp;quot;? How do you make sure the guy you&amp;#x27;re making out with at the bar is actually a cutie? Photo: iStock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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