The WD in WD-40 stands for Water Displacer.
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Less than 3% of the water produced at a large municipal water treatment plant is used for drinking purposes!
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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 Georgia, there is an airtight room called the Crypt of Civilization that was sealed in 1940. It contains numerous artefacts documenting what life was like at the time of sealing, and is scheduled to be opened in the year 8113 to show people of the future exactly what life was like.
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Water is actually naturally blue.
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If you flip a coin ten times, the odds against its coming up with the same side showing each time are 1,023 to 1.
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Each year, more than 50,000 people are injured by jewelry in the U.S.
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According to an assistant professor of psychology and marketing at NYU, wearing red increases your chances in things like dating and hitchhiking.
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