62% of us pop our zits.
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Not swinging your arms when you walk increases the effort of walking by 12%, the equivalent of walking 20% faster or carrying a 10 kg backpack.
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Japanese engineers were asked to redesign the front end of the Bullet Train because it carried enough speed to create a sonic boom whenever it exited a tunnel. Residents could feel the blast from miles away.
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In Dubai, there’s a fridge magnet that orders a pizza delivered to your door.
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Mushrooms are more closely related to humans than they are to plants.
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Ice isn't slippery. What makes people and things slip on ice is water. A thin layer of ice melts when pressure is applied to it and it is this wet layer on top of the ice that is slippery.
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The small pocket in the larger pocket of your jeans was designed for pocket watches.
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