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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Only 8% of the world’s currency is physical money. The rest exists only on computers.
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A quarter has 119 grooves on its edge, a dime has one less groove!
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Real diamonds do not show up on x-ray.
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Less than 3% of the water produced at a large municipal water treatment plant is used for drinking purposes!
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The average American uses eight times as much fuel energy as an average person anywhere else in the world.
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Babies start dreaming even before they're born.
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A typical lead pencil can draw a line that is 35 miles long.
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