A sneeze travels out your mouth at over 100 m.p.h.!
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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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People who laugh more are better able to tolerate pain - both physical and emotional.
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A real estate agent's rule of thumb: To estimate what a house will sell for, ask the owner what its worth and subtract 10%.
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It takes 492 seconds for sunlight to reach the Earth!
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Blue light fends off drowsiness in the middle of the night, which could be useful to people who work at night.
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Paper money is not made from wood pulp but from cotton. This means that it will not disintegrate as fast if it is put in the laundry.
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If you dropped an aerodynamic object (such as a bullet) from the Empire State Building, you could kill someone.
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