The song 'Strawberry Fields Forever', sung by the Beatles, refers to an orphanage located in Liverpool.
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Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all invented by women.
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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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You are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than a poisonous spider!
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‘Tree shaping’ is the art of growing trees and roots into things like bridges, chairs, “people trees”, ladders, fences, jungle gyms, tunnels, and, theoretically, could even be used to grow homes.
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62% of us pop our zits.
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When watching a DVD press stop-stop-play-skip to skip the ads and go straight to the movie.
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If you flip a coin ten times, the odds against its coming up with the same side showing each time are 1,023 to 1.
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