Babies who wear disposable diapers are five times more likely to develop diaper rash than those that wear cotton diapers.
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One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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Ice isn't slippery. What makes people and things slip on ice is water. A thin layer of ice melts when pressure is applied to it and it is this wet layer on top of the ice that is slippery.
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NYC's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) dumps old subway cars into the ocean to serve as artificial reef.
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22% leave the glob of toothpaste in the sink.
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A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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