There are more telephones than people in Washington, D.C.
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When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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97% of all paper money in the US contains traces of cocaine.
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Group "brainstorming" makes each individual in the group less creative and doesn't work as efficiently as the same number of people working alone and then later pooling their ideas.
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A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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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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