A real estate agent's rule of thumb: To estimate what a house will sell for, ask the owner what its worth and subtract 10%.
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On average, every dollar bill you touch has over 3,000 different types of bacteria.
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The 409 escalators in the London subway cover a distance every week which is approximately equivalent to several trips around the globe!
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Kilts are not native to Scotland. They originated in France.
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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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Ninety-nine percent of pumpkins sold in the United States are for the sole purpose of decoration.
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The symbol on the 'pound' key (#) is called an octothorpe.
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