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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Babies who wear disposable diapers are five times more likely to develop diaper rash than those that wear cotton diapers.
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Daydreamers are better at solving complex problems.
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An olive tree can live up to 1,500 years!
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We forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.
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You can start a fire with ice.
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The yin-yang pattern's earliest use is in Rome - not China!
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