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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A new baby usually deprives each of it's parents around 350-400 hours of sleep in the first year. That is one entire nights sleep per week, per parent.
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It is impossible to hum if your nose is plugged.
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The average person eats almost 1500 pounds of food a year.
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Cash machines are as dirty as public toilets.
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When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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It takes 492 seconds for sunlight to reach the Earth!
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Linen can absorb up to 20 times its weight in moisture before it feels damp!
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