The oldest living person smoked cigarettes from the age of 21 to 117.
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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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At 90 degrees below zero, your breath will freeze in mid-air and fall to the ground.
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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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Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
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Babies who wear disposable diapers are five times more likely to develop diaper rash than those that wear cotton diapers.
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Standard paper cannot be folded in half more than 7 times.
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During his or her lifetime, the average human will grow 590 miles of hair.
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