At the time of your birth, you were, for a few seconds, the youngest person on the planet.
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A new baby usually deprives each of it's parents around 350-400 hours of sleep in the first year. That is one entire nights sleep per week, per parent.
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When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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The chlorine smell in swimming pools is accentuated by the chemical's reaction with impurities (like poop.)
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Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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There are approximately three million shipwrecks on the ocean floor, worth billions in value and treasure.
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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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At 90 degrees below zero, your breath will freeze in mid-air and fall to the ground.
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