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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Chrysler built B-29's that bombed Japan, Mitsubishi built Zeros that tried to shoot them down. Both companies now build cars in a joint plant called Diamond Star.
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When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour.
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Less than 3% of the water produced at a large municipal water treatment plant is used for drinking purposes!
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The number of text messages sent and received in a given day is greater than the world's population.
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Macklemore and his hit “Thrift Shop” was the first time since 1994 that a song reached number 1 on the Hot 100 chart without the support of a major record label.
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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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The first household refrigerators cost about $16,000, in today's money!
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