When withdrawing money from an ATM, the 'whirring' sound before your money pops out is actually a recording. The actual mechanism is so far back that you can't hear it.
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An iceberg contains more heat than a lit match.
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Anuptaphobia is the fear of staying single.
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The mile is Latin for 1,000. The number of paces it took the average Roman!
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The top sales at Walmart as a storm approaches are Pop-Tarts and beer.
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A Swiss man replaced his car's broken heater with a fully functional wood burning stove.
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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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In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes!
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