An ounce of platinum can be stretched 10,000 feet.
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The chills you sometimes feel when listening to music is called "musical frisson."
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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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Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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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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Most lipstick contains fish scales!
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It takes about 63,000 trees to make the newsprint for the average Sunday edition of The New York Times.
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