Leather skin does not have any smell. The leather smell that you sense is actually derived from the materials used in the tanning process.
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Since 1982, a radio frequency emanating from Russia has been broadcasting a buzzer-like sound and, periodically, an unknown voice reads orders, names, and numbers. No one knows where exactly it is coming from or what it means.
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The 'L.L.' in L.L. Bean stands for 'Leon Leonwood'.
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According to an assistant professor of psychology and marketing at NYU, wearing red increases your chances in things like dating and hitchhiking.
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Over its lifetime, the average microwave requires more energy to display a digital clock than to heat food.
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A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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The majority of suicides occur on a Monday.
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