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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Researchers say that lining the toilet seat with paper is pretty much pointless
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Oak trees can live 200 or more years.
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More than 50% of Americans fall asleep on their sides.
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All the gold ever mined could be molded into a cube 60 feet high and 60 feet wide.
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An ounce of platinum can be stretched 10,000 feet.
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Tae Kwon Do is only around 60 years old.
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Each day, there are over 120 million sexual intercourse taking place all over the world.
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