Paper money is not made from wood pulp but from cotton. This means that it will not disintegrate as fast if it is put in the laundry.
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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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The yin-yang pattern's earliest use is in Rome - not China!
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Daydreamers are better at solving complex problems.
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When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate, they do the same when you are looking at someone you hate.
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The chlorine smell in swimming pools is accentuated by the chemical's reaction with impurities (like poop.)
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In a year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the raw materials needed for American pulp mills and paper.
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