Batman in Subway Makes People More Helpful

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loloquwowndueo

about 1 month ago

“ In a study conducted in Milan, Italy, and published in November 2025, the sight of a person dressed as Batman led to a nearly doubled rate of people giving up their seat to a pregnant woman.”

This is awesome. Probably fun to be the person dressed as Batman.

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