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 cruise liner, 'Queen Elizabeth 2', moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
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Most lipstick contains fish scales!
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In a year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the raw materials needed for American pulp mills and paper.
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There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
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The average cough comes out of your mouth at 60 miles per hour.
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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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Americans are responsible for generating roughly 20% percent of the garbage in the world.
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