Americans are responsible for generating roughly 20% percent of the garbage in the world.
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People who drink coffee are less likely to commit suicide than people who don't.
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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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There are 86,400 seconds in a day.
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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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Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
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No matter its size or thickness, no piece of paper can be folded in half more than 8 times.
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