In the case of an emergency, a Crayola crayon can be used as a candle and will burn for about 15 minutes.
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Bamboo plants can grow up to 36 inches in a day.
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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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We forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.
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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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The streets of Victor, Colorado, once a gold rush town, are paved with low-grade gold.
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American car horns beep in the tone of F.
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The oldest living person smoked cigarettes from the age of 21 to 117.
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