The number of text messages sent and received in a given day is greater than the world's population.
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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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The "Cobra Effect" is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
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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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Not swinging your arms when you walk increases the effort of walking by 12%, the equivalent of walking 20% faster or carrying a 10 kg backpack.
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According to an assistant professor of psychology and marketing at NYU, wearing red increases your chances in things like dating and hitchhiking.
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The first household refrigerators cost about $16,000, in today's money!
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In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes!
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