It was Laurel Thatcher Ulrich back in 1976 who said, "Well-behaved women seldom make history." The same goes for men. You know all those lessons your parents and elders spent years and years instilling into you – keep your room super clean and spotless; don't stay up too late; keep your swearing to a minimum. Yeah, forget all that. New studies have emerged that prove those who stay up late, have messy rooms, and swear exhibit higher levels of intelligence. Now what do you think about that? Keep reading to find out how your intelligence levels are linked to your sleep schedule, your potty mouth, and the cleanliness of your room.

Get to bed. Haven’t we all heard that a million times. But now there is scientific proof that those who stay up late may have higher general levels of intelligence. According to Psychology Today, humans have a unique ability to "override their internal biological clock and its rhythmic outputs,” whether they’re conscious of it or not.

What does this mean? All species of animals in nature, whether you’re a single-cell organism or a mammal, have something called the circadian rhythm. Humans have it too. But humans have the ability to choose when they go to bed and when they get up, they can decide if they want to be night owls or morning people.