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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Approximately 60% of the water used by households during the summer is used for watering flowers and lawns.
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U-Haul is the world's largest advertiser in the Yellow Pages.
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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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More than 10% of the world's salt is used to de-ice American roads.
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If you counted 24 hours a day, it would take 31,688 years to reach one trillion!
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The best time for a person to buy shoes is in the afternoon. This is because the foot tends to swell a bit around this time.
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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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