Fact of the day: women can't keep a secret for more than 47 hours

Women 'cannot keep a secret for longer than 47 hours':

Researchers found that women are overcome by a burning desire to share gossip as soon as they hear it.

They will typically spill the beans to at least one other person in 47 hours and 15 minutes.

Depending on who the gossip is about, their boyfriend, husband, best friend or mother are most likely to be the initial recipients of the information.