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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Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
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In the case of an emergency, a Crayola crayon can be used as a candle and will burn for about 15 minutes.
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A typical lead pencil can draw a line that is 35 miles long.
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To get a song out of your head, try doing something like a puzzle or Sudoku.
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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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All the gold ever mined could be molded into a cube 60 feet high and 60 feet wide.
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The streets of Victor, Colorado, once a gold rush town, are paved with low-grade gold.
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