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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At the time of your birth, you were, for a few seconds, the youngest person on the planet.
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You burn 26 calories in a one minute kiss.
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‘Qatar’ is the world's most expensive bar of soap. Infused with gold and diamond powder, it costs a squeaky clean $2,800.
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The French named one of their aircraft carriers after Ferdinand Foch, a man who once said "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value".
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The 409 escalators in the London subway cover a distance every week which is approximately equivalent to several trips around the globe!
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Your fingernails grow faster in summer.
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