Drying your hands with paper towel will reduce the bacterial count by 45 - 60% on your hands. However, using a hand dryer will increase the bacteria on your hands by up to 255% because it blows out bacteria already living in the, conveniently, warm moist environment.
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When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour. To photograph the event, a camera must shoot at a millionth of a second!
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You can hear the blood flowing through your ears if you find a quiet place and cover them tightly.
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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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Most lipstick contains fish scales!
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Group "brainstorming" makes each individual in the group less creative and doesn't work as efficiently as the same number of people working alone and then later pooling their ideas.
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The "Cobra Effect" is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
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Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all invented by women.
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