Since 1982, a radio frequency emanating from Russia has been broadcasting a buzzer-like sound and, periodically, an unknown voice reads orders, names, and numbers. No one knows where exactly it is coming from or what it means.
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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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No one knows Albert Einstein's last words. Just before he passed, he spoke several words in German, but his nurse only knew English.
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By peeing in the shower, you can save 1,157 gallons of water a year.
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It takes 492 seconds for sunlight to reach the Earth!
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There are 170,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ways to play the ten opening moves in a game of chess.
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There's a company in China that allows you to hire someone to stand in line for you for $3-$5 an hour.
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