Want to Play in the NHL? Better Hope You Were Born in the Right Month http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

A pair of psychology professors have discovered that a hockey player's month of birth influences how scouts and coaches judge his talent, and this subconscious selection bias often puts the wrong players on the roster.



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