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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All the gold ever mined could be molded into a cube 60 feet high and 60 feet wide.
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Déjà vu occurs when your brain tries to apply a memory of a past situation to your current one, fails, and makes you feel like it's happened.
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The hole in the soda can tab is actually used to hold a straw in place and stop it from rising.
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The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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On average, the life span of an American dollar bill is eighteen months.
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The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.
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