More than 50% of Americans fall asleep on their sides.
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Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year.
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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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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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In Monopoly, the character locked behind the bars is called Jake the Jailbird. Officer Edgar Mallory sent him to jail.
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NYC's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) dumps old subway cars into the ocean to serve as artificial reef.
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The 'L.L.' in L.L. Bean stands for 'Leon Leonwood'.
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