If you counted 24 hours a day, it would take 31,688 years to reach one trillion!
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Blue light fends off drowsiness in the middle of the night, which could be useful to people who work at night.
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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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All the gold ever mined could be molded into a cube 60 feet high and 60 feet wide.
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Linen can absorb up to 20 times its weight in moisture before it feels damp!
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Dartboards are made out of horsehairs.
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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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Macklemore and his hit “Thrift Shop” was the first time since 1994 that a song reached number 1 on the Hot 100 chart without the support of a major record label.
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