Ice isn't slippery. What makes people and things slip on ice is water. A thin layer of ice melts when pressure is applied to it and it is this wet layer on top of the ice that is slippery.
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Not swinging your arms when you walk increases the effort of walking by 12%, the equivalent of walking 20% faster or carrying a 10 kg backpack.
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Daydreamers are better at solving complex problems.
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A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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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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"Dysania" is the state of finding it hard getting up out of bed in the morning.
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If you took a standard slinky and stretched it out it would measure 87 feet.
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The top sales at Walmart as a storm approaches are Pop-Tarts and beer.
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