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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Every year around 1 billion Valentine cards are sent. After Christmas it's a single largest seasonal card-sending occasion.
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In the case of an emergency, a Crayola crayon can be used as a candle and will burn for about 15 minutes.
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Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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Pollen can travel up to 500 miles in a day.
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One in five long-term love relationships began with one or both partners being involved with others.
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Americans are responsible for generating roughly 20% percent of the garbage in the world.
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The hands of the clock on the back of the $100 bill are set at approximately 4:10.
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