Americans are responsible for generating roughly 20% percent of the garbage in the world.
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The world’s smallest book, “Teeny Ted from Turnip Town”, is 100×70 micrometers in size and requires a scanning electron microscope to read, as light beams are too large.
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Déjà vu occurs when your brain tries to apply a memory of a past situation to your current one, fails, and makes you feel like it's happened.
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Some nursing homes in Germany have fake bus stops to keep Alzheimer's patients from wandering away.
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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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On average, the life span of an American dollar bill is eighteen months.
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Wearing red increases attraction.
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