The most children born to one woman was 69, she was a peasant who lived a 40 year life, in which she had 16 twins, 7 triplets, and 4 quadruplets.
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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 "Cobra Effect" is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
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Each 5 m.p.h. you drive over 60 m.p.h. is like paying an additional $.10 a gallon for gas!
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Kilts are not native to Scotland. They originated in France.
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Only humans shed emotional tears.
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In many countries, urine was used as a detergent for washing.
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In the White House, there are 13,092 knives, forks and spoons!
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