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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Recycling one glass jar, saves enough energy to watch T.V for 3 hours!
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The revenue that is generated from gambling is more than the revenue that comes from movies, cruise ships, recorded music, theme parks, and spectator sports combined.
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When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour. To photograph the event, a camera must shoot at a millionth of a second!
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The chills you sometimes feel when listening to music is called "musical frisson."
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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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Americans are responsible for generating roughly 20% percent of the garbage in the world.
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It takes the same amount of time to age a cigar as wine.
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