In a year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the raw materials needed for American pulp mills and paper.
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The first household refrigerators cost about $16,000, in today's money!
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It's impossible to kill yourself by holding your breath.
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Japanese engineers were asked to redesign the front end of the Bullet Train because it carried enough speed to create a sonic boom whenever it exited a tunnel. Residents could feel the blast from miles away.
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Q-Tip Cotton Swabs were originally called Baby Gays.
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Babies who wear disposable diapers are five times more likely to develop diaper rash than those that wear cotton diapers.
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Pollen never deteriorates. It is one of the few natural substances that lasts indefinitely.
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