The chlorine smell in swimming pools is accentuated by the chemical's reaction with impurities (like poop.)
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You can actually sharpen the blades on a pencil sharpener by wrapping your pencils in aluminum foil before inserting them.
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There is a superhero supply store in Brooklyn with a cape fitting room that has a wind tunnel. They also sell oxygen gum, bottled chaos and have an invisibility testing center.
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The scent of women’s tears temporarily reduces sexual arousal and testosterone production in men.
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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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More Americans have died in car accidents than have died in all the wars ever fought by the United States.
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An Australian study found that homework is of little to no academic value to students in elementary and junior high schools.
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